Posting your Seagull

[Tom Jansen]

I had a good experience purchasing a minus 40 from California, I am
in Colorado USA. The owner made a wooden box, wrapped the motor in
saran wrap - to keep the foam off the metal and paint. Then wrapped
some shredded paper around that and sprayed spray foam/ like
insulating foam, it hardens like a brick and sticks to the wooden crate
to anchor the motor.. Spraying around the head and foot mostly. He
could have used a little more foam. It seemed he used maybe a half can
. I would have used 2 cans and rather had an hour job gettin it out
than have it move around. BUT it did not move and I was HAPPY. I
would think this would work with a couple large boxes from UHaul cut
down to form around the motor then spray the foam.. Hope this helps
some of you that have fears in shipping..
Tom Jansen
Castle Rock, Co. 80104

[Dave]

Hi Tom...
I just joined the group, but the foam packing idea sounds really good.
What a contrast with the way my Seagull arrived from TX...stuck into a
single layer, too large, cardboard box so it was able to bouonce around
...actually, the skeg and part of the prop were protruding from the box
upon delivery. By a miracle, nothing was broken!
Dave