Angle of Drive when warming up.....
I'm sure this is a simple one!!
Whenever I launch the boat at the slipway I lower the Alpha One Gen 2 Leg to just below the upper running trim range before it goes into the trailering range.
The problem sometimes is that when the tide is a bit lower the skeg touches the bottom before it reaches that range. which is a pain as I then have to push the boat further off the trailer and try again.
The reason for posting is that I would like to know if the engine can be started with the leg higher than the operating range? Lets say half way down the trailering range. As long as I dont put the boat into gear and the water inlets are in the water it should be ok???
If that is safe to do and won't damage anything, launching will be much easier as I can get it warmed up and floated off to a depth that the leg can be safely lowered.
At the moment I lower the leg and get the engine started and warmed up, then switch off, tilt up so the skeg doesn't grind on the concrete slipway when coming off the trailer, roll the boat off the trailer into deeper water, lower the leg to operating range and start the engine.
If I can start the engine higher and then leave it running while coming off the trailer it will be great!!
Cheers in advance!!
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