Is it ok to let the stand or prop bar hang free when towing and or boating?

worried it may swing and hit the transom 

 

If I had to guess, just going by its design, at one time it had something that went into the end of it to hold it and let it drop down from above and lock under the motor, and the normal storage location is up and not hanging down.  Have you tried to see if it will store pointing up and not just dangling?

1 hour ago, Way2slow said:

If I had to guess, just going by its design, at one time it had something that went into the end of it to hold it and let it drop down from above and lock under the motor, and the normal storage location is up and not hanging down.  Have you tried to see if it will store pointing up and not just dangling?

It goes behind the pin that is currently in the second hole from the bottom

the motor is heavy and the shocks are not working currently 

I am looking at after market tilt trim units 

CMC makes them, but they are not cheap.  Also, if you find a used one, you are rolling the dice on money wasted or not.  I've run into several CMC items that are not considered serviceable and they don't sell parts for them.  By a $500 hydraulic jack plate and the pump motor quits, they expect you to buy a whole new unit, they don't sell the pump motor or parts for it.

8 hours ago, Way2slow said:

CMC makes them, but they are not cheap.  Also, if you find a used one, you are rolling the dice on money wasted or not.  I've run into several CMC items that are not considered serviceable and they don't sell parts for them.  By a $500 hydraulic jack plate and the pump motor quits, they expect you to buy a whole new unit, they don't sell the pump motor or parts for it.

i found one here for a good price but I’m starting to think I am better off saving