Not really looking for advice, but I have a simple question. Do you use a transom saver? I apologize if this topic has been beaten to death.
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Transom Saver
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Thanks Jerry I have a friend who's Welds so I'm going to have that bracket welded to the frame
After going back there and actually seeing how much room of frame that's exposed I might just be able to just drill a hole so the transit saver just falls right into without using the bracke
BassAddict, I too own a Shorelander Trailer and have the bracket on the bottom for the Transom Saver. To make a long story short while towing I lost my transom saver on the road, Somewhere. Went to a Bass Pro Shop and while having the replacement Transom Saver in hand I came across the Motormate Transom Saver which I purchased instead of the Transom Saver. The Motormate goes on easily and you can't lose it while trailering. The only concern I had with the Motormate is it connects to the engine and rests on your transom instead of the trailer frame itself which would take the brunt of vibration and bumps. Been using it for 18 years with NO PROBLEMS or weekness or problems with the transom. I use it with a 115 hp Evinrude on a Sylvan Boat. Just my two cents.
I have a shorelander trailer it does not have a roller and it has similar to this picture lights running right there
So I need to get this bracket that goes under the trailer to mount a transom saver
The E-Tech has a built-in lock bracket that keeps it from falling down onto the ground even though that I am driving on pavement all the time now it would be nice to get another transom setup on this trailer
Transom-saver...this looks like it would fit my e-tech 90hp
I saw one boat where the welds broke near the transom. You could push down on the motor and watch them flex open and closed. It was clearly a leverage thing where I'm sure a transom saver would have prevented it.
One of those things that is probably fine most of the time, but if it happens you are not going to be happy. Heavier motors bouncing around, that all wrenches on it over and over again.
If you don’t use a transom saver you risk banging your skag on the crown of the road, driveway apron or similar. Smaller boats might not encounter that issue, but if you have a larger boat that motor clearance can be fairly short. Learned that lesson the hard way. Fortunately, the old Lund survived that one.
Not to disagree with the “while underway” comment at all. I completely agree. However, triangulating the stress to the trailer while trailering makes sense to me. It’s essentially cutting the “transom” stress. If you are on the lake using the motor 150 hrs a yr and trailering 25 hrs a year, the transome stress is 175 hrs a year. Right? Why not be nice to the transom and hydraulics and take away that 25 hrs? I’m just saying… I agree with its design is to handle that stress. However, why not limit the stress and not ask for issues?
Wouldn't a trimmed up motor position more of the motor over the boat instead of hanging off the back end. Seems to me the whole idea of transom supports is to save the hydraulics. There is way more torque on a transom when nailing the throttle and bouncing on waves all day than trailering down the road.
I use a motor mate motor tote, it takes the strain off the trim hydraulics, my boat is an all welded aluminum boat, and I notice far less engine movement with the motor tote than I did with the motor to trailer "transom saver". Trailers flex, and all the flex is directed through the motor, the last boat I had spent 30 years with a transom saver and the trim cylinders were trashed. I searched all over before I decided on the motor tote, and could only find 1 person claiming that a tote wrecked his transom, but in his pics he had a jack plate installed, and the damage was clearly impact damage, 2000 miles so far with zero issues. Just my 2 cents.
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