Author Topic: Transom Saver (Read 9285 times)

Jason · « **on:** February 03, 2012, 02:52:52 PM »

Anyone got any good recommendations?

Looking to use on the V172 with the 150.

CVX Fever · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2012, 03:03:59 PM »

Jason - I've got one for trailering laying around someplace that you can have if I can find it. Maybe your talking about the metal plate that mounts on the transom in the splashwell, like Gregg had on his tri-hull.

Jason · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2012, 03:31:13 PM »

Yep, for trailering.

If you got one that would be awesome!

Otherwise I was thinking of making one........somehow.

Tonka Jim · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2012, 04:46:47 PM »

Jason,

If you decide to make one, I'm sure we have enough scrap laying around.

We'll have one of our techs weld it up

Retro Performance · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2012, 06:02:47 PM »

These are some that Hannays Marine in Mpls. have available, I spoke with Jeff Hannay (Owner) and Joe Hauselden (Accessory Manager) today and they are willing to provide a 15% discount on accessories to any member of CGOAMN! The catalog is on line but the prices are now changing to 2012 so check with the store to verify price. hope some can take advantage......the discount will apply to items shipped to your location as well, however you do have to pay shipping cost. If you need something give them a try!

CVX Fever · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2012, 06:08:55 PM »

Jason - I'm pretty sure I know where it is. It's been collecting dust since I got rid of the CVX16.

TomLund · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2012, 06:31:57 PM »

If i remember right don't they connect to the last keel wheel and then up to the lower unit

Rosscoe · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2012, 07:06:37 AM »

Tom you can get them that lay on the roller and I've seen bolt on ones with a removable pin too. The advantage for that kind is you dont have to try to align it while lowering which is always a pain for me since my only trim/tilt control is on the throttle. Some newer motors have a switch on the motor I believe and my brother wired one is so he could do it from the back. I dont feel like hacking into the harness though.

Jerry · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2012, 08:26:35 AM »

Has anybody seen a good transom go bad towing?
They're waste of money and a pain in the butt.

Retro Performance · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2012, 10:37:35 AM »

I tend to agree with Jerry........although I am not so sure about the hydraulics?

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wiliermdb · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2012, 01:16:42 PM »

I've used one on every boat I've owned and you'll see just about every outboard owner using them. For $25 - $40 it's not a waste. The newer ones have either a spring or bushings in the tube to absorb shock from these lovely roads we have to travel on. I have the one that has a bracket that bolts to the trailer and uses a pin to attach it.

Just remeber to take it off at the launch. I've seen some people remove the tramsom straps, bow hook and hand the rope to the wife to hold. Hmmm???

Boat won't come off the trailer.

Oh!! Transom saver!!!

The boat launch in the summer can be quite entertaining.

dorelse · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2012, 01:49:42 PM »

Well, there's going to be many opinions on this one, but I'd never use one that attached to the trailer.

The trailer & boat will/can move independently, and the 'transom saver' can actually have a jackhammer effect on the transom putting opposing forces on the transom. Boat moves down for a sec, while trailer hits a bump, jamming the motor up against the transom. No thanks.

Now...I'd use one that attached to the boat itself, to assist in...but like Jerry says, never seen a solid transom fail on trailering...they're built to take the load.

Just my opinion, but they're not for me.

Jason · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2012, 02:07:27 PM »

My main reason for wanting to use one is if the power trim gives out while trailering. The 150 does not have a mechanical lever to keep it in the upright position. Plus when they are in the upright position they bounce around jack- hammering the transom. I think I might get those ram clips for the cv16ss in case the power trim goes on that too.

dorelse · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2012, 02:16:15 PM »

Quote from: 74GlasCarlSS on February 04, 2012, 02:07:27 PM

My main reason for wanting to use one is if the power trim gives out while trailering. The 150 does not have a mechanical lever to keep it in the upright position. Plus when they are in the upright position they bounce around jack- hammering the transom. I think I might get those ram clips for the cv16ss in case the power trim goes on that too.

Yeah, I'm ordering the ram clips as well.

The outboard bouncing on the transom With the boat is ok, adding a bar that attaches to the trailer, means the outboard moves with the trailer (against the boat's movement), and that's what I always worried about.

No rest bracket on the Merc huh? Thought that was standard. There isn't a place for the slide on bracket that clips in?

wiliermdb · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2012, 03:54:59 PM »

Boat moves down for a sec, while trailer hits a bump, jamming the motor up against the transom. No thanks.

Not sure I see how my boat is going to move down on the trailer while hitting a bump. If you have the boat strapped down correctly and you hit a bump the boat will at most lift off the trailer a fraction of an inch if any. If a boat is moving enough while going down the road that a transom saver would jam the motor up against the transom then something is terribly wrong and the boat would be all over the trailer. How would a boat move down on the trailer? That would mean you bunks or rollers just dropped.

You'd have to hit one hell of a bump or a foot deep pothole to get the boat off the trailer enough to cause that to happen. A good transom saver will have some sort of suspension built in and will absorb any, if any, slight movements while towing. Mine has about 2" of suspension. If set up correctly your boat is resting on the bunks an/or rollers and the t-saver is extended to the motor. The boat can not go any lower unless the bunks drop. It's going to travel with the trailer by the suspension. The saver would have to magically extend it's self to jam the motor up far enough to damage the transom.

I used one on a glass boat for 10 years and towed that thing close to 25k miles over highways, gravel and some dirt roads that were bumpy as all get up and that transom was rock solid and not a crack in it.

After all that being said. It's not really intended to "Save the transom." most of the manufactures highly suggest not towing with the motor supported by the tilt/trim system or the tilt lock bar or lever. You're just taking the load off of those items.

I'll stick with mine.

CVX Fever · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2012, 06:44:08 PM »

Quote

I think I might get those ram clips for the cv16ss in case the power trim goes on that too

I had to tie the lower unit up on the CVX18 when I was about 4 hours from home 2 summers ago. That was kind of a pain and those clips would have been nice to have.

I found the transom saver although it's missing the U-clip that mounts to the trailer. Forgot to take it off when I sold the boat. But that's something you could make pretty easily. I'll call you Monday.

dorelse · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:00:25 PM »

Well, I'll happily agree to disagree.

The boat & trailer (regardless of how hard you secure them), are 2 independent objects. Towed my outboards all over, granted, my outboards always had a trailering bracket.

Not once did the any part fail. IMO, they're a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Now, in Jason's case, since he doesn't have a trailering bracket on the motor, I'd look for something to take the load off the rams too.

I respect your right to disagree, but they're not for me, no thanks.

V153 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:31:47 PM »

Quote from: wiliermdb on February 04, 2012, 03:54:59 PM

the tilt lock bar or lever

Umm don't most motors have these? If yours works, and your transom is solid, then there's no need for an add-on to fix a problem that doesn't exist.

Granted I/Os are a different subject. Think I'd be using some kinda clip or wedge if trailering for any extended time. Trim the drive down a lil to lock it in place'n yer good to go?

David CVX-16 · « **Reply #18 on:** February 04, 2012, 10:43:24 PM »

Another way to keep the motor straight is to hook a bunge strap around the steering wheel going to and hooking around the factory round hole cut out at the bottom of the driver seat. Think the hole is to release air from the foam cushion. Keeps the motor from flopping at an angle.

Jason · « **Reply #19 on:** February 05, 2012, 12:24:02 AM »

I think my support bracket had broken off before I got the motor.

I'll still give the saver you got a whirl Kip.