Crating an outboard / keeping straight?

**2.5-21** · 11-14-2018, 06:50 PM

Did mercury supply one on motors that did not have holes in front? just a hole for steering bolt....

I am attaching a picture of one used with 2 holes in front of tiller arm.

**rhardwick** · 11-14-2018, 07:57 PM

Mercury used a bracket attached to the steering tube to the arm for shipping. The bracket attached to the tube with a nut.

**tux974** · 11-15-2018, 05:57 AM

Keep it straight evens out weight and much safer.
Make one, just need a piece of steel or 1/8" aluminum put a 90* bend. Make sure to use a fine thread bolt in the arm that fits correctly, do not under size to not damage the threads.

**Wayne Cammidge** · 11-19-2018, 07:21 AM

Click image for larger version.

Name: 20181119_141803.jpg
Views: 14
Size: 489.9 KB
ID: 423705

**WILDMAN** · 11-19-2018, 07:56 PM

An offshore motor uses a different bracket. The one you show is for the non-offshore motor. The offshore bracket has 2 holes in front and has a 90 degree bend over the top of the tiller arm and has one bolt hole and bolts into the tiller arm

**Chaz** · 11-19-2018, 10:46 PM

**Wayne Cammidge** · 11-20-2018, 01:20 AM

I think the one I showed is off an old 60 2 stroke bigfoot

**Chaz** · 11-20-2018, 06:08 PM

Thank You Mr. Foley .....

**Hydrogasm** · 11-20-2018, 09:23 PM

I have attached a photo of how I keep the motor straight in shipping. I have used this method on all the motors I have shipped over the years without any problems. It not only keeps them straight but holds them down as well.
Thanks
Gary

**mn808gade** · 11-21-2018, 01:38 AM

#9- simple/nice/

**tux974** · 11-21-2018, 05:55 AM

You can NEVER secure or protect these things enough, heck no! Proper crating is BEST insurance you can have!
In addition to front tiller bracket I make the piece that Mecury uses around the prop shaft out of 3/4" plywood.

For shipping I only use 2 companies! Frank Mole Transport or R&L Carriers! Neither one has ever let me down!!