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Transom saver
jamesgt727	#21  Posted on 03/30/13 - 4:52 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 360 Comments: 0 Joined: 01/17/11	Any wear and tear you can relieve on that old girl the better. I use the Attwood that connects to the rear roller.
rfuerst911sc	#22  Posted on 03/31/13 - 4:05 AM
Member Posts: 178 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/25/11	Are there any concerns about ground clearance of the skeg to the pavement when towing with the motor in the down position ? Lets say you have 10 " of clearance, I doubt the trailer would ever dip down more than an inch or two but what about uneven pavement, pulling off the shoulder or construction ruts ? Seems to me having it up on a transom saver if just a few inches would help. I have only towed my rig once and that was on the way home from the purchase, but now that I'm almost done with the restoration I'm looking forward to towing. Just trying to get educated she's a early 70's 13 footer with a Johnson 30 hp short shaft outboard.
docsoma	#23  Posted on 03/31/13 - 8:39 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 121 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/19/11	The first picture on my personal page shows my transom saver attached on one end a roller hung from the rear cross member of my trailer. However, you can also see that if I had the outboard lowered, there is almost zero chance that the skeg would hit a pot hole of any size. Same is true for other road debris. So why do I use a transom saver? Simple peace of mind that comes from overdoing pretty much everything. Incidentally, my physics tells me that the loads exerted on the transom with and without the transom saver are probably close to the same.....the loads would be slightly less without a saver just as Tom said
wcwilson	#24  Posted on 10/30/13 - 1:04 PM
Member Posts: 24 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/21/11	I found this thread in researching whether or not I needed a transom saver. When I bought the boat a couple of years ago, the previous owner sent it down with a 2x4 under the motor (I believe just above the hydraulics). From what I deduce, that sounds like the appropriate method. Would someone though please look at my hydraulics and motor and let me know if they agree. http://s1132.photobucket.com/user/wcw....html?o=34 Thanks. 1976 85 Evinrude mounted to 1976 17' Montauk Wade Edited by wcwilson on 10/30/13 - 1:05 PM 1976 Montauk 17' - 1976 85 hp Evinrude
Finnegan	#25  Posted on 10/30/13 - 5:55 PM
Member Posts: 1926 Comments: 16 Joined: 05/02/08	I use the M-Y Wedge. Fast and easy, highly recommended and well worth the cost. See the video links also. http://www.m-ywedge.com/
NJjohnmontauk17	#26  Posted on 11/04/13 - 6:07 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 126 Comments: 3 Joined: 06/02/11	I have a 1984 Montauk with a 98 Yam 2stk 75hp & I use a transom saver, similar to docsoma"s. Has served me well over the last 11 years. 1984 Montauk
NJjohnmontauk17	#27  Posted on 11/04/13 - 6:09 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 126 Comments: 3 Joined: 06/02/11	transom saver photo on my PP 1984 Montauk
OutragousBob	#28  Posted on 11/04/13 - 8:12 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 101 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/26/11	Another vote for the My-Wedge. I didn't need it with my last Evinrude due to OMC's built in bracket. But the Honda trailers great with it. I also got the rubber blocks to keep the motor from turning during trailering.
Greg Lichtle	#29  Posted on 11/05/13 - 1:45 PM
Member Posts: 15 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/30/13	I purchased a 1982 BW Montauk in Fort Myers Fl in May of this year I to was concerned about the transom I purchased a Lock N Haul which worked great all the way back to NW Ohio. I figure better to be safe than sorry. Hope this helps. Greg
wezie	#30  Posted on 11/06/13 - 8:32 AM
Member Posts: 109 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/12/07	Now you know one question which will occupy lots of time and result in no answer. It works every time and next year you can ask the same question and derive the same conclusion. I do not fully understand it all, it is just this way. Sort of like discussing politicians. "Mine is honest, yours is not!" Personally, on the highway, I use one on the 2005 Montauk with 90 merc 4 cycle. And any other 40 hp + I would tow. Stops them from bouncing fore and aft. "How About Them Cowboys"
jamesgt727	#31  Posted on 11/07/13 - 9:32 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 360 Comments: 0 Joined: 01/17/11	Captain Obvious here, a MY-Wedge and 2" x 4", do not and are not "transom savers". Th My wedge and 2"x 4" are used to relieve stress on the hydraulic rams, which is really pointless as its the strongest item on the boat. The physics behind the transom saver, is to transfer shock energy to the trailer, not the transom. A peripheral benefit is that it relieves the stress on the hydraulic ram also. The jury is out on the necessity, but in my case, a 1980's skiff with a 2-2.5" transom, a heavy over-sized outboard and a jack plate about 370 lbs of motor on a 500 lb hull, it seemed reasonable. I tow my boat two hours every time we go north to the vacation house, it seems wise to have.
docsoma	#32  Posted on 11/08/13 - 11:08 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 121 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/19/11	As I state earlier, I am pretty sure the load distribution with or without a transom saver are probably not very different. Damping down the vibrations or shocks of a lower unit bouncing might be another benefit of the transom saver, though here again my common sense suggests that a restrained lower unit might actually be worse than one that has a shock absorber or spring loaded type transom saver attached....I imagine someone makes these?