I was looking at some pictures of the Mac on its trailer and was concerned about the departure angle. Back in my RV days it was not uncommon to drag the back of the trailer on the ground when entering or exiting parking lots or other uneven terrain. The RV had skids to prevent damage. The Mac looks like it just hangs out there with no protection. If the back of the trailer hits the ground no big deal. But I don’t want my new Mac dragging on the ground. Just once would do major damage. Anyone else had this problem and what did you do about it?
Pete
Departure angle of a Mac on the trailer.
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March
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As long as the motor is up, and the fins are up, too, there should be no concern in typical driving situations. If you have a ladder in the back, make sure it is up and secured. My ony problem was backing up into a road sign that I hadn't seen. Dented the lower edge of the hull, but I was able to make it look like new with Marine Tex and some elbow grease
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Mark Karagianis
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As I trailer to the water every time I go out, and my "rig" is a 2004 Toyota Sienna, I am much more concerned about dragging the front of the trailer. This would happen frequently until I relocated the spare tire a couple inches higher and added auxilary rear air suspension as recommended to me by others on this site.
Even on steep hills and steeper driveways I never had a problem with the rear end clearance. Ever. So don't worry. And now with the higher spare and the air suspension, no more dragging into unfamiliar gas stations. But you do have to worry about obstacles behind when backing up, good point.
Mark
Even on steep hills and steeper driveways I never had a problem with the rear end clearance. Ever. So don't worry. And now with the higher spare and the air suspension, no more dragging into unfamiliar gas stations. But you do have to worry about obstacles behind when backing up, good point.
Mark
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tangentair
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Bobby T.-26X #4767
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although i've never had a problem (engine/transom scrape), this issue always crosses my mind when i exit a driveway.
my suggestion is to exit a drive or steep slope at an angle vs. straight (if you know what i mean). like a low profile car does when it exits a steep drive or goes over a speed bump.
Bob T.
"DāBob"
'02X w/ '04 90-TLDI (14" x 11 pitch)
Dinghy Motor: '06 2.5-Suzuki
my suggestion is to exit a drive or steep slope at an angle vs. straight (if you know what i mean). like a low profile car does when it exits a steep drive or goes over a speed bump.
Bob T.
"DāBob"
'02X w/ '04 90-TLDI (14" x 11 pitch)
Dinghy Motor: '06 2.5-Suzuki