ilovekingfish
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- Mar 25, 2009
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Hey guys, just purchased my first I/O, a 140 Merc in my 84 Chaparral. I've never really dealt much with I/O's. Is a transom saver needed for these, or is that more of just an outboard thing?
I use them all the time.. You said you use them on long trips? Smiling... just how long do ya think it would take if you loose pressure. Just don't forget to take them off.. Shoots up quite a rooster tail till ya figure it out.
For I/O's they are called trailering clips. They fit over the rams to hold them in the up position. In theory you don't need them because the hydraulics will hold the drive up unless there is a leak. But for around $20 why take the chance. See the attached pic of mine.
You can get them from Iboats.
http://tinyurl.com/ckmle8
I use trailering clips on my Bravo III all the time. I have an aircraft "Remove Before FLight" steamer on them so I dont forget to take them off.. I've had them so long and taken them off so much its no longer an issue though but the COOL factor is still there!
http://www.blackfinskeg.com/home/bekosh, is that a skeg repair device you have on you O/D?
My last boat some of the skeg got broken off and the one I got was chrome looked pretty good.http://www.blackfinskeg.com/home/
I put it on because my skeg was cut off about 3 inches short.
I ended up taking it back off because it cost me about 2 mph WOT.
It looked nice, but slowed me down.
Once the weather warms up, I'm just going to prime and repaint the skeg.