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dkenny said:
I think it's drag and more a habit than anything. . .just something I have always done. Better option would probably be to use davits, but I generally do not put the effort in for a short hop between islands. If it's rough, I would either use davits or leave engine down.


I'm on a mono that's not big enough for davits - so I'm pulling my dingy. I would think you're better off with the outboard down. I can't believe there is a measurable drag difference and I would think pulling up the outboard is rough on the little pin holding it up out of the water when bouncing over the waves. The whole mounting bracket is designed to take a bit of a beating with the engine down. Not sure about up.

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