You can make steering stops to prevent your big motor from turning while towing from about two feet of auto heater hose. I used the red type, as it was heavier than the black. Center up your big motor and measure the amount of exposed shaft, deduct about 1/8 -1/4" for ease of installation and cut. Punch/drill small hole in each piece of hose and tie it with about three foot of good string like caulk line as a keeper.
Lots of people use Ram mounts and sometimes the tightening knob is hard to reach. My steering console Lowrance unit is mounted close to my windshield, so I must have a Ram mount that must be tight. Made a simple wrench to fit the elongated knob on the Ram mount from an 18" piece of 1 1/2" OD PVC by cutting a rectangular notch in one end about 2 " deep so that it fits over the Ram nob. Wrapped some blue painters masking tape over the handle end to improve the grip and you are good to go.
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