Name of outboard panel for sliding in and out of boot?

[mbits]

Is the packing block in your photos? Just to make sure I'm understanding.

Yeah the bit of wood is not what I planned to use it was just nearby when I was thinking about it. Thanks.

You're right its only a 6hp. I would like a board so it's a little easier to get it further in to the van when I'm packing lots of things in addition to boat stuff. I find it a little bit of a faff getting it further in to the van thats all. Got half an idea to then put a board over the top of it for better use of space.

I'm also thinking ahead to when I inevitable decide to get something bigger :-)

[Steve509926]

Originally Posted by mbits

Is the packing block in your photos?

No, different OB, different shape.

[Tonus]

mbits - I went a bit too far too. I added some extra aluminium piping to my outboard trolley, faced it with a thick bit of pdf and wheels. The idea was to tip the trolley handles-first into the boot, lift it by the green wheels and roll her in....

It works so well and was surprisingly solid… The reality was that when driving around the whole contraption was just a bit bouncy and didn't feel solid enough in the boot. Fun while the idea lasted - now I'm going to make me a simple 2-wheeled crawler board!!

[mbits]

Hi Tonus, yeah same here. I've made a simple board now. Just saves me climbing around in van as much.

An all in one trolley would be nice but it takes up too much space.

[D4V33]

I copied this idea from someone on YouTube. Works a treat.

[Tonus]

That’s great! Looks much more solid than mine!
I have a big piece of thick shaggy carpet In the back of my people carrier now. I used a heat gun to seal the edges where I cut it because little bits of carpet were going everywhere! The carpet is folded over lengthways so I open the boot and drop half of it down across the towbar and back of the car to the road and then just slide the outboard up onto it. I fold the carpet back over the top and help to protect it. Problem I have is there’s not enough of a flat surface in the back to slide anything too long along. When I had my trolley thing, I had to put a piece of MDF across all the seats when they were folded down.

Nice job on the board Mbits!!

[Tonus]

This trolly looks good but soooo expensive…

https://amzn.eu/d/9uoOfaG

[Steve509926]

I tend to think that we may be overthinking things a bit.

[Fenlander]

My judgement for outboard weights related to my ability is based on moving them over surfaces/circumstances without any assistance/trolley as from time to time that’s the circumstance we’ve been faced with.

[D4V33]

Originally Posted by Tonus

This trolly looks good but soooo expensive…

https://amzn.eu/d/9uoOfaG

This one is a third of the cost of the one in your link. Just needs a couple of wheels added to the handles and it’s almost identical.

https://excel-leisure.co.uk/products...BoCj6cQAvD_BwE

[Steve509926]

Originally Posted by D4V33

This one is a third of the cost of the one in your link. Just needs a couple of wheels added to the handles and it’s almost identical.

https://excel-leisure.co.uk/products...BoCj6cQAvD_BwE

I have one and definitely can't recommend it for anything bigger than a <10hp 4 stroke. Very unstable and the plastic yoke which the OB clamps too is very flimsy.

[knwatkins]

I also have that as it came with my second-hand 9.8 Tohatsu 4 stroke. I agree with Steve and wouldn't put anything bigger on it. I also bolted a bit of 2x4 to the bottom plate as I don't like the fact that the motor is sloping forward when mounted on it.

[Tonus]

Hmm I'd wondered about these foldable trolleys and how steady/sturdy they are.
Mine is a conventional frame type. The only thing I don't like about it is the height you have to lift the motor to get it on - maybe about a foot and a half off the ground.

The foldable ones appeal because they are so low… but good to have a heads up on the stability and build. I also have my boat stored on quite a lumpy bit of land too so I'd need to be sure I could easily pull something so low and be sure of having it stand up straight!

[Fenlander]

>>>only thing I don't like about it is the height you have to lift the motor to get it on...

I've had the cheap folding type for years, just for around home. When I bought a second a few months back it was taller by an amount (as the image with Tohatsu mounted shows) that made the extra lift uncomfortable so I modded it.

I lowered the pivot point between upright and angles tubes drilling new bolt holes then dropped the wood as far as possible even notching it to get the greatest improvement. It's my own bit of timber and doubled in thickness too as the supplied piece was a joke, just one stroke of the axe away from kindling.

[Tonus]

Aha - nice work!
Snap re the timber - mine has an extra 1cm or so of marine ply... I should lower it too though, that's smart... it could come down by 12" no problem and would help me a lot. I don't know if mine is extra tall but the top of the timber is 970mm off of the ground... do you think the design is accounting for the long shaft engines?

On the whole though this trolley has been really pretty good - I'm sure there are worse!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Fenlander]

Wow that's the de-luxe version. Did you get the green wheels too?

[Tonus]

Originally Posted by Fenlander

Wow that's the de-luxe version. Did you get the green wheels too?

Yeh haha!
The fuel tank strap thing is pretty unusable...

I haven't seen them anywhere but Amazon and they haven't had them in stock for ages.

[D4V33]

Originally Posted by Tonus

Hmm I'd wondered about these foldable trolleys and how steady/sturdy they are.
Mine is a conventional frame type. The only thing I don't like about it is the height you have to lift the motor to get it on - maybe about a foot and a half off the ground.

The foldable ones appeal because they are so low… but good to have a heads up on the stability and build. I also have my boat stored on quite a lumpy bit of land too so I'd need to be sure I could easily pull something so low and be sure of having it stand up straight!

The trolley I fabbed up is a copy(ish) of something I saw on youtube. I’m surprised no one is making them commercially as it works great and removes ever having to lift your outboard.

My 20hp 4 stroke outboard lives on the trolley. When I want to use it, I wheel it down my garden steps to the car, tip it onto the boot and roll it in. When I get to the beach I wheel it over to the boat, remove the handle from the trolley and tip it onto the back of the boat and remove the trolley. When I want to remove the outboard from the boat. I attach the trolley, slacken the outboard transom clamps and tip it up off the boat. Easy peasy, no lifting at all.

I’ll see if I can find a link to the trolleys that were on YouTube, coz I’d be surprised if no one is selling them.

I buggered my back when I was 22. I’m now 45 and my back is still like glass. Have to be very careful or I’m back in a world of pain, and believe me it doesn’t take much to throw it out. If I didn’t have this outboard trolley, I wouldn’t have anything over a 9.8hp or would probably stick to a 2 stroke to keep the weight dow.

[Steve509926]

Originally Posted by D4V33

The trolley I fabbed up is a copy(ish) of something I saw on youtube. I’m surprised no one is making them commercially as it works great and removes ever having to lift your outboard.

My 20hp 4 stroke outboard lives on the trolley. When I want to use it, I wheel it down my garden steps to the car, tip it onto the boot and roll it in. When I get to the beach I wheel it over to the boat, remove the handle from the trolley and tip it onto the back of the boat and remove the trolley. When I want to remove the outboard from the boat. I attach the trolley, slacken the outboard transom clamps and tip it up off the boat. Easy peasy, no lifting at all.

I’ll see if I can find a link to the trolleys that were on YouTube, coz I’d be surprised if no one is selling them.

I buggered my back when I was 22. I’m now 45 and my back is still like glass. Have to be very careful or I’m back in a world of pain, and believe me it doesn’t take much to throw it out. If I didn’t have this outboard trolley, I wouldn’t have anything over a 9.8hp or would probably stick to a 2 stroke to keep the weight dow.

A picture says a thousand words.

[D4V33]

This is not the link I I was looking for, but it’s very similar. Just a smaller version for a smaller outboard.

https://youtu.be/nleu1ObyTW0?feature=shared