[agereety]

I like to fire up my outboard in my yard. I used to try and run my outboards in a trash barrel. This was a nightmare. When I trim the motor up and down - I realized that I needed an elongated tank. I live across the street from a farm, and I saw the Rubbermaid troughs that they use . They are black plastic and have a drain plug in the bottom. Years ago, I bought one from an Agway , and it worked well for running my outboard. I am not a fan of the ear muff/hose thing. Anyway, I forgot that I had this thing, and I decided to see if my 150 E-tec would fit in it. It worked like a charm. The height of the trough and the length allows me to run the motor and trim it up and down. It also allows me to trim the motor up high enough to simply pull the boat forward. Then I just push the trough over on its side if I want to empty the water out.