TRANSOM SAVERS

[ROLAND]

Thanks guys for all your replys... Just to show you how you can get varying "answers" on the same issue, I was at a bennington dealership this weekend to pick up a part and I asked one of the owners ( really nice gentleman ) about using a transon saver on a pontoon. His reply was yes.... well after I picked up the part I stopped in for, one of the parts guys was walking out to show me how to put the part on, so I asked him about using a transom saver. He said, not on a pontoon boat. He said just trim it all the way down and go. Checked the manual tonight, but of course the manual has no way of knowing what kind of boat you're using. The manual says if you have sufficient height, trim the motor all the way down - no saver needed, if you have to tilt up the motor, use the device. But isnt it weird how you can get two different opinions from the dealership of all places... Personally I don't think a transom saver is needed, however as someone said, you can never be too safe and if it makes you feel comfortable, why not.

Roland
2010 Bennington 20 Sfi
Yamaha F-75

[FloterBoter]

i don't want all that road rash on my lower unit and prop, so i only tow with it up.
transom savers are good.
earmuffs are required unless you never run the motor on the trailer.

[newbie]

my evinrude e-tec has a flushing port and the owners manual says thats the way you flush it, whether you are running the engine or not. it does not say to use muffs at all. on another note i have a scissor trailer and it is a far stretch for a transom saver, do they make a long one for that kind of trailer?