Removal From Storage; Transporting - Honda BF8A Owner's Manual

HELPFUL TIPS 81 SUGGESTIONS
Removal From Storage
Check your outboard motor as described in the BEFORE OPERATION
chapter of this manual.
If the cylinder was coated with oil during storage preparation, the engine may
smoke briefly at startup. This is normal.
TRANSPORTING
When trailering a boat with the outboard motor attached, leave the engine in
the normal running position, if possible, and tighten the steering friction bolt
securely (p. 36).
If there is insufficient road clearance in the normal running position, then tilt the
outboard motor, leave the tilt lever in the tilt position, and use a motor support
device, such as a transom-saver bar, or remove the outboard motor from the
boat.
To transport the outboard motor when removed from the boat, secure it in
either the vertical or horizontal position shown on page 54.
To carry, hold the outboard motor by the carrying handle, or hold by the
carrying handle and the lug beneath engine cover lock lever as shown below.
Lifting the outboard motor by the engine cover, or using the installed outboard
motor as a handle or lever to move the boat, can damage the outboard motor.
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