storing outboard on it's side????

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bcarli

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I am wondering if it is okay to store a 20 h.p. yamaha on it's side for an extended period of time ( 6 months). I don't have room on my boat to keep it up-right.
thanks
 
Look in the manual. Most outboards can be stored on their side (and are often shipped that way) BUT the ones I am familiar with can only be stored on one particular side.
 
Well, if it is a 2-stroke, it doesn't care. I prefer to store them tiller up if possible - just to keep them from breaking. If it is 4-stroke, it does matter and probably says on the motor how to store it. And it really does matter as it fills the cylinders with oil if you do it wrong.
 
Reading the manual is the best advice. But, several of the outboards I have known (not loved,) have had lugs on one side. Honda calls these "case protectors", Use that side. Evenrude (2 stroke,) doesn't care, but tells one to keep the engine part higher than the prop, so water doesn't work it's way back into the motor, especially through the exhaust port. Also, drain the gas.

Boris
 
Most often if not always you can store them on their side, carb side up if it is a four stroke. Check the manuals or call a dealer
 
bcarli":3dvhibla said:
I am wondering if it is okay to store a 20 h.p. yamaha on it's side for an extended period of time ( 6 months). I don't have room on my boat to keep it up-right.
thanks
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Bill, buy some 2x6's and lag bolts, and build yourself a motor stand. If you have room to lay it down, there's room for a stand. They take about two hours to put together.
 
Agree completely on the motor stand. Safer to walk around the storage area and you don't stomp on the motor and things are less likely to fall on it if it is standing up in all its glory.
 
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