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

HELPFUL TIPS AND 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

With outboard motor installed on boat
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. Refer to the manufacture's instructions for using a motor support device.
With outboard motor removed from boat
To transport the outboard motor when removed from the boat, secure it in
either the vertical or horizontal position shown on page 63.
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.
NOTICE
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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