I have a O'Day 272LE and would like to put it on a lift. But the manual says to disconnect the drive shaft every time it is taken out of the water. Is this true, is the the hull so flexable that I can't do this. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hello,
My boats (Newport 28, O'day 35) have been getting hauled out in the fall and slashed in the spring for years. I have never disconnected the drive shaft and I have never had a problem. I would not run the transmission with the boat out of the water, but hauling and splashing won't hurt it.
Barry
My boats (Newport 28, O'day 35) have been getting hauled out in the fall and slashed in the spring for years. I have never disconnected the drive shaft and I have never had a problem. I would not run the transmission with the boat out of the water, but hauling and splashing won't hurt it.
Barry
Ditto what Barry and Maestro said. I owned a 272LE for five seasons, then moved up to a 322, and in neither case did I ever have to disconnect the shaft for haulout or launch. This is one time I wouldn't follow the manual's recommendation.
Pete
s/v EmmieLou (O-322)
Little Silver, NJ
Pete
s/v EmmieLou (O-322)
Little Silver, NJ
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