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I drove 2100 miles across the. So for this discussion we will define a transom saver as an outboard engine to trailer support system.
Tutorial on the value of a transom saver lower unit support on a boat trailer Feature video of assembly electrical hydraulic lock cables hardware hitch.
What is a transom saver. The transom saver is a device that protects your boats transom from stress or eventual damage from forces exerted on it by the weight of the outboard while you are trailering it. There is a great deal of impact on the transom from weight shifting as the outboard bounces constantly. Even the debate as to what is a transom saver versus what is a motor support seems to be endless.
So for this discussion we will define a transom saver as an outboard engine to trailer support system. Well think of a motor support as a solution that utilizes the outboard engines hydraulic trim and tilt system to facilitate support. Its name would imply that the transom saver is a device designed to protect your boats transom from undue stress while trailering your boat.
A common argument against the need for one of these is that the forces exerted upon your transom during typical boating. Its name would imply that the transom saver is a device designed to protect your boats transom from undue stress while trailering your boat. Tracker Boats on the other hand endorses their use and includes a motor toter with all of their packages.
A traditional transom saver dose not take any pressure off the transom all it dose is take pressure off the trimtilt ram and tie the lower unit to the trailer to keep it from moving. By connecting it to the lower unit road shock from the trailer is transmitted to the motor and transom kind of defeating its purpose. DETERMINING THE CORRECT TRANSOM SAVER 1 Hitch trailer with boat on it to tow vehicle and place on flat surface.
2 Raise motor with power trim or settings so the bottom of lower unit is 12 to 16 off the ground. 3 Choose between Roller Mount or Frame Mount models. A transom saver is a stabilizer which helps support the lower unit by transferring the inertial weight to the trailer away from the motor parts which are a PITA to repair or replace.
So defloppenizer or motor steadier even motor saver are better names than transom saver because they save motor parts. June 29 2018 at 402 pm 1783226. The correct answer isyesyou need a transom saver.
Even though boats are designed to flex and move in the waterthey are not designed to be rigidly mounted to a trailer with a motor bouncing on the back that is flexing and stressing the transom with every bounce. When I asked the dealer about putting a transom saver on the boat I just ordered I was told a transom saver isnt needed. Said the motor mfg recommends against it because it transfers all the trailers vibration to the motor.
He also said something about the G2 comes with a way to lock the motor trim I think in place for trailering. If you trailer your boat the M-Y Wedge motor support helps to protect your outboard from shock and vibration while it is being towed. Specifically the M-Y.
Installing a Panther transom saver by MarineTech on an alumacraft jon boat shorelander trailer and a 40 hp Etec. With transom straps a transom saver the entire unit moves together reducing the jarring motion. Yall can do what you want but Ive seen cracked transoms broke mounting brackets on outboards broken skegs all caused by everything not being strapped down.
The purpose of the transom savers is to relive the stress of a hanging motor by transferring the weight of the motor to a more perpendicular line with the transom. In other words the weight is directly atop the transom instead of pulling on the transom. If youre not doing so chances are you need to be using a transom saver on your boat.
More often than not unless youve hit something really hard or been in. Its name would imply that the transom saver is a device designed to protect your boats transom from undue stress while trailering your boat. Tracker Boats on the other hand endorses their use and includes a motor toter with all of their packages.
Insert the transom saver in the bracket and twist the corkscrew device until it locks in place. Place the motor shaft into the transom savers V-notch. Extend or contract the transom saver as needed.
Secure the transom saver to the motor with the included rubber bungee strap. Tutorial on the value of a transom saver lower unit support on a boat trailer Feature video of assembly electrical hydraulic lock cables hardware hitch. This will prevent the transom saver from becoming loose enough to get dislodged when the motor is traveling over bumps.
Hope this is helpfull. Just picked up my 620 over the weekend and I dont have a transom saver for it. Its an 05 with a 225 Vmax with a custom lower unit.
Innovative Transom Saver helps lessen stress on a boats transom when boat with an outboard motor is being trailered Reliably supports the cantilevered engine during transport Comes with a choice of mounts for the end attached to the trailer. Roller bracket or trailer mount bracket. This is a DIY method of installing an Attwood boat transom saver on a Shoreline trailer without drilling into the frameUPDATE.
I drove 2100 miles across the. The transom saver work very well and seem to take the bounce out of the engine weight and transom flex that can cause a lot of damage to a transom. I had four made and filed the necessary papers with the US Patent and trademark Office.
In April 1984 I.