How to launch a small motor boat with a PR4 125 Enduro . From the beginning to the end of a days boating?

there should be a manufacturers plate attached to the hull of the boat with a number of passengers it can carry and the max hp motor allowed to be fitted
talk with boat shops as they will know the approximate hp for each make of boat and length
while it may be attractive to fit big hp motors to small boats , it in fact makes the boat less sea worthy and makes capsizing easier so get the advice right from the boat shops

Hi Alfred.

Your answer will depend on the fishing boat.
For really small boats, with an outboard motor on the back, the motor will be on a pivot joint, and have a handle in front. You point the running motor side to side to steer the boat.

Larger boats with outboards will have a steering wheel with a mechanical linkage to an outboard motor or motors that will pivot them side to side to steer.

Larger fishing boats, especially commercial boats, will have an inboard engine and prop shaft, a fixed external propellor or propellors, and a rudder that is connected with a mechanical linkage to the steering wheel or ships-wheel to move the rudder side to side and steer the boat by deflecting how the water flows by when under way.

Hoping this helps.

D

Hi

I'll need to know what make and model of motor before anyone can begin to help you out.

-Steve

see this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md-6H0rfEeI
see the orange thick wire your outboard may be similar notice the spark plug at the back of the motor near the bottom of the engine at the end of the thick orange cable. I recommend looking for a similar thick electrical cable and follow it to where it ends up.

Look up the "Bird Of Prey Canoe Stabilizer" on YouTube. For less than $80 a guy made stabilizers for this model of canoe. I'm looking into buying one and found your post. I have read in another area that people were having issues with it taking on water in the back while using a motor. We mostlly row, so at most I was considering a small trolling motor.

This steering is swedged at the factory and can not be separated. If you will remove one end. (Motor end works best) And slide a cut bicycle innertube down over the end and hose clamp it to the plastic covering, you can force some light oil into the steering.

If this doesn't work in a day or two, you need a new steering cable.

still sounds like a trim issue, try swapping people around

Yes You Can Strip Top Of Motor Remove Upper Bearing Cup, Cut Pipe To Required Length, Cut All Electrical Wires (shorten) By The Same Amount,Re Do All Cable Ends As Before and Re Assemble You Are done. Note Take Photo Before Removing Wires For Reference.

1500Kg is more likely to be the maximum towing weight.

You should, in theory, be able to launch and recover a boat/trailer of this combined weight ok, but in practise you need to consider how slippery the ramp is and if your front wheel drive vehicle will be able to cope with it.

Use a long strop attached to the trailer and looped around the towing hitch, to launch and recover the boat, so your car stays well away from the water.

You could have some problems getting enough grip with your front wheel drive, when recovering a boat.

I have had to recover my boat from a rocky beach when I couldn't get it back to the launch ramp because of bad weather. I was very thankful that I had a four wheel drive car for that.

What ever you do, ALWAYS plan carefully exactly how you are going to do the launch or recovery and make sure you stop and think about it before doing it.

Regards, Andy