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I'm guessing this has been covered before??
But i recently read a forum about a guy who trailers a lot and he said that he's broken a transom saver from the stress of the boat slightly shifting on the trailer. (basically impossible to avoid). His argument was that more stress is added to the transom rather than less. I'm thinking about just using a wedge this time around - I know, ford-chevy thing, but just wanted some real experiences with both….THX
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If the boat is secured to the trailer properly, it shouldn't move enough that the transom saver can damage your motor or transom. If the boat is on the trailer too far back and not fully against the front roller, and then you break hard on the road, the boat will slide up the trailer and that can possibly push the motor up against the transom adding more stress to it.
Just like everything else, if used properly, it will serve its purpose.
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Transom saver does exactly what it's a supposed to do. Its not much to put out considering how much it is to fix/replace a transom!!!! Transom saver all the way.
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I'm a transom saver user and completely believe in them. They stop the large rotational moment put on your boats transom by by weight of the motor. Especially when bouncing up an down on back roads. Simple physics.
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QUOTE (Stryker @ May 27, 2016 - 03:05 pm)
I'm a transom saver user and completely believe in them. They stop the large rotational moment put on your boats transom by by weight of the motor. Especially when bouncing up an down on back roads. Simple physics.
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x 3 Stryker
Best investment I've made, along with ratchet strap tie downs on either side of the transom. IMO, just a little added stability to protect the transom AND YOUR MOTOR!
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Transom saver since day one. Was out with a buddy he had none and we ended up down a pretty bumpy back road. After the trip out, his motor had begun to compromise the transom wood where the clamps attached. It was obvious, and though not ruined, he had a couple of "low spots" on his transom since. SHows you the stress being applied, if his was of a lower quality I bet it would have been much worse.
transom saver vs motor support
