Transom Saver

[megawatt]

Does anyone use a transom saver attachment when trailering their toons? What is the optimum position to tilt the outboard once you get underway on the road? Seems like it could put undue stress on transom.

[RcgTexas]

Never used one on the toon.(No place to put one on my trailer back there) My motor has good road clearance with the motor timed all the way thru the trim ram range and I let it down on the trim rams. (All the weight would be on the trim rams) Hope that makes sense to you.

[Bryden24shp]

After having welds crack on my transom from towing... Yep, religiously!

[Waterlogged]

The transom saver removes stress from the transom and transfers it to the trailer. It also eases stress on the trim system if the motor needs to be trimmed up for clearance.

Glenn

[Drifter]

When we purchased our Sun Tracker the transom saver came with boat and dealer said to use it. On my friends G 3 they (g3) said it wasn't needed. He has had the transom replaced 3 times but G3 says its not from trailering. Go figure.

[RcgTexas]

I understand what you all are saying but I have not experienced it with my boat and really don't have an anchor spot for one. Time will tell.

[ROLAND]

this is one of those " it's been debated forever" topics... The dealership where I bought my benny told me a TS wasn't needed... but I actually called Bennington a few years back and asked about this... The reply I got was if you don't have sufficient road clearance then you should use some sort of transom saver... Personally, I have not used one and I always tow with my motor all the way down... but it should be noted I only tow about 8 to 10 miles one way and it's on a smooth road.... I also checked the owners manual for my yamaha outboard and this is what it said about towing...

If the outboard motor
cannot be trailered in the normal running
position, use an additional support
device to secure it in the tilt position.

The other side of this argument : I've heard and read some say if you use a transom saver, then every bump and pot hole you hit while towing transfers that jolt from your trailer to you lower unit.... and the debate continues....

[kryptonite]

The other side of this argument : I've heard and read some say if you use a transom saver, then every bump and pot hole you hit while towing transfers that jolt from your trailer to you lower unit.... and the debate continues....

If the boat is properly secured to the trailer, everything will move as one unit.

[Bryden24shp]

See this post to see more.... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=18797
Its of good photos of my cracked transom to show you why I use one...

[lorisuemiller]

When my husband and I picked up our boat in Georgia for the drive to Indiana, we used a transom saver. Here's what we found . . . the transom saver only locks into place in a few places, so you need to trim the motor down to the point where the transom saver will be nice and tight. We used a bungee across the back of the motor and a bungee to secure the bottom of the transom saver to the trailer. Ours has small holes on either side of the bottom for metal bungee ends to hook to. It worked brilliantly, and the motor didn't move at all for the 600-mile run.