All outboards have them some of them operate differently then others.

Trailer pontoon motor up or down. Leave enough space between trailer and vehicle for tight right turns. Once you are ready to take off trim the pontoon motor so that the boat is sitting in the water at a shallow level. Shop over 150000 trailers to find the perfect Pontoon Boats and Boat Trailers for sale near you.

On bigger trailers bend down to get down a hitch-level view of the situation. With a conventional boat its possible to turn so the trailer is almost 80 degrees from the tow vehicle but not with a pontoon on a trailer so dont get bitten. Turn the ignition or motor to the on position and wait about 1-5 minutes for the engine to warm up.

Do not use the tilt support lever or knob when trailering the boat. Do you tow with your motor up or down. The safety latch or tilt lock is too weak to hold the motor up by itself without eventually being damaged and it cant be good for the trimtilt mechanism to bear the load especially with the constant pumping motion the weight of the motor would put on it as the boat and trailer bounce down the highway so many of us--including myself--use a transom saver an adjustable aluminum brace or strut which attaches to the aft crossmember of ones trailer.

If the engine has a flushing port you can hook up the garden hose turn it on and with the engine tilted up let it run for 5 10 or 15 minutes or as long as youd like. Your towing speed should be near the posted speed limit so long as your vehicle can handle towing a boat at that speed. According to Dave at Lockemans Hardware Boats a very long time Evinrude-Johnson Dealer whose word is basically Gospel to me the engine should be trailered up in a turned position to protect the steering tube from elements the brace should be down and then the tilt-trim trimmed all the way down until the motor locks in place that last surge and the rods are retracted all the way in to the unit to.

And hit the inside of the coupler with some spray lube once in awhile. You should also never allow someone to tow you if your top is up. Once everyone is seated you are ready for takeoff.

Perform safety checks before embarking. If it does the next thing you want to check is if your boat insurance covers and tow and trailing related damage. NEW PONTOON TRAILERS FOR SALE.