Outboard well is a better place in terms of keeping the prop in the water and the engine out of it in more testing conditions. You can -with difficulty - gain a lot of manoeuvrability turning the outboard but you usually lose rudder control under power at slow speed because water isn't being blasted at the rudder. Not critical but be aware.
Hey, thanks for that. Yeah I actually learned this the recently while reversing the boat off my pontoon in the wind. Had full lock on but no control whatsoever. In regards to the prop coming out of the water, I did have it out in 1.5m swell the other day and it did come out a lot but the boat still moved in the direction I wanted it to. I guess if it got really bad then as long as I have someone strong enough with me, I could maybe lift it over. I'm also considering keeping a spare on the stern, although my spare is a short shaft so not sure if that would stretch the length of the well. Feel like I have the lesser of all evils at the moment but we shall see....
@@donnasailing the other lessons I learned the hard way are that the motor may steer itself when bumping in and out of the water unless tiller is secured. Friction screw does not seem to be effective enough alone. Also, best choice is an outboard with F&R controlled by twist grip and a tiller extension. I don't have that but I do have steering lines I can connect to boat tiller or tie-off to lock steering if it suits me. If tank it integral, will be very difficult to refuel. I could not tell which you have. Working well, the rope steering works almost like having a bow thruster. Rudder and motor moving together.
Thanks so much. Legal Action is a mini toner and the model is called Popcorn. There were only 5 made in 1986. They were designed by Judel Vroklijk and built by Seamark and Nunn.
