Using dinghy from boat

[RichardS]

The engine shaft is held between a couple of rubber thingies and needs a good pull to get it to tilt. A good yank from ahead will do it and then if you pull it right up a small s/s lug on the port side slips down into a groove and prevents the motor from returning. This can be a bit chancy and it sometimes needs a little wiggle to get it to slot in. It is easy enough to lift this part before returning the motor to upright, when a good shove is needed to get it past the rubbers again.

John's reply is spot on. This confused me at first but the thing to remember is that the Suzuki has no reverse gear so it cannot drive itself away from the transom so there is no need for any kind of latching mechanism. It's just a push fit into the rubber clamp.

The comment about the size of the fuel tank is interesting. The Suzuki is very economical unless you are running at maximum revs. We tend to to buzz around at half to threequarter revs and one tank full of fuel seems to last for weeks.

Richard

 

[lw395]

The key is to separate lifting the motor off the transom from lifting it up to the boat.
I have a Yamaha 2hp 2t, which is very light, but what I do ought to work for many.
Move o/b safety line onto toe rail.
tighten the brake which holds the motor in straight ahead.
Lift motor onto tender floor.
Then lift by the shaft housing and hook the transom clamp straight onto the pushpit.
Secure with bungee if it's choppy..

I don't fancy being in a tender with an outboard being craned over my head in many of the harbours I've used.