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I plan on trailering my 1993 13’ Sport from NH to Florida, around 1500 miles.
I will be having the boat shrink wrapped for the trip. My question is, should I trailer it with the motor tilted up or left in the down position. When the motor is down, there is 8 inches of clearance to the ground. Is that enough clearance to trailer with it down? I would think with it down it would put less strain on the transom but I am concerned about the keel scraping the ground. The motor is a 1994 40 HP Mercury without power trim.