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Definitely take it off the transom.  Highway jolts are really hard on outboard brackets.  I have seen many of them broken because of trailering with the motor on them.  Keep it in the vehicle or have a nice Outboard bracket made to mount it on the trailer tongue.  Dont forget to have them weld in a sturdy u bolt so you can lock it.
The only trailering i go with the motor on a bracket is from the bottom of the ramp to the launch parking area.  Some people add transom savers (strut from motor shaft to bottom of trailer.). These work and help but still less than ideal imho.

> On Mar 11, 2015, at 10:10 AM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> I will be trailering my Rhodes 22 from Edenton to Washington DC this spring
> on a new double axel triad trailer.  The trailer experience is new to me and
> I would appreciate any basic advice on what to do and what to avoid.  When
> traveling several hundred miles is it better to keep the Yamaha 8hp outboard
> on the transom or put it in the back of the vehicle?  Any basic input and
> advice is appreciated.
> 
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