Laying down an outboard.

KINGFISHER 9

KINGFISHER 9

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I've got a 3/4 year old four stroke 4hp Yamaha outboard which came with a new (to me) boat ... no handbook with it and in the on-line handbook it says lie it down as in the pic but the pic's unclear ... why can't they say handle side or gear lever side? ... then it would be obvious! Can anyone answer the question please? Handle side or gear lever side?
 
I can't say which side as I avoid 4-strokes like the plague for weight reasons, but I strongly suggest you also keep the head up higher than the leg to avoid water filling the head and hydraulic lock unpleasantness.

As my engine goes in and out of a well and into a locker for sailing I have found rubber car mats are invaluable for the bottom of the locker; I transfer the engine over in upright position - having first let it drain - then slide it into the locker, with the head up on a fender.
 
Mine's got a dedicated bracket and slot in the floor down in the engine room but the thing weighs 27 odd kilos so it's going to have to live in the cockpit in a space under a seat bench which has no locker underneath ... I've only put it in the engine room once and it was so awkward with both my wife and myself fighting the wretched thing that an alternative had to be found ... I've already organised the rubber car mats, just need something to keep it tilted as you suggest ... maybe I'll dig out the old Suzuki 2.5 two stroke and use that instead!
 
The alternative you mention is a Yamaha 4 hp or Mariner 5 hp two-stroke - light enough to avoid hernia's or having to invite a terminator along.

I've happily motored across the Channel in calms with either engine, they're still available in good nick if you shop around.

When I tried 4-strokes at a boat show my first reaction was ' OK what joker has bolted it to the floor ?! '
 
Funny thing these engines weights, I have a well and find I can manage my 5hp Honda long shaft four stroke from the well to cabin floor with out to much effort, in the chandlers the other day tried to lift a 4hp Suziki and to much for me, may be its mind over matter,or a knack that comes easier on some models. I wouldn't say my dingy Two stroke Suziki 3.5 engine is that light.i use a Yamaha two stroke 2hp the 2B on dingy on days when the Medway is calm.
 
A friend bought a Sealine which came with a dinghy and a Yamaha 4stroke. I think the previous owner must have thought the outboard engine had seized and just abandoned it . However engine oil had leaked through into the cylinder , effectively locking up the engine. A clean out and it works perfectly well. It might be a different/older Yamaha model of course.
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