Transom Saver question

[GlassEyeangler]

I just purchased a transom saver for my boat. It is the adjustable over the roller type (Attwood...I believe). My question is...where it goes over the roller - what do you guys use to make sure it stays in place? The kit came with a bungee cord to wrap around the lower unit, but what about the other end? I'm hesitant to put a bungee cord on it as I'm afraid it will come off when in tow.

Does anyone use a transom saver? If so, what did you use to fasten it down tight enough to not come off? Maybe I don't need to worry about it, but I'm the nervous type of guy and don't want to do any damage to my new outboard.

[CAMAN]

The motor should be able to hold it down in most normal conditions if it has power tilt/trim, just lower the motor so it is snug against the transom saver and nothing should move.

I've seen some of the ones that you describe with a small cable that clips across the opening to prevent it from coming off the roller.

[Esox_Magnum]

I have th same style and dont use anything, never moved in a 700 mile trip.

[TruthWalleyes]

I used to have a transom saver when i had a 40hp tilt and trim on my boat, now i have a 25hp motor with no tilt and trim. Haven't used my transom saver on this 25hp because i'm not sure how to keep it in place. Anyone use a transom saver on a boat without tilt/trim?

[GlassEyeangler]

i have a 25 hp without tilt as well...i would like to hear from those that are in the same siutation.

[MinnesotaMike]

I have a 50hp Merc w/o tilt/trim and use a transom saver.

I used to put a small bungee cord on the roller end, now I use nothing. I do have a bungee on the motor side.

I've trailered this boat 100's of miles w/o a problem.

Good Luck,

Mike

[jwmiller33]

does it work to use a transom saver if you dont have the hydraulic/power tilt trim? im thinking that since my motor doesnt have the power tilt trim it would just bounce around and put extra stress on the motor mounts

[MinnesotaMike]

Mine works fine, I DO NOT have power trim/tilt.

Mike

[Ed Carlson]

Same here...trim or no trim...it will hold if you fit the strap well.

On a non power trim motor, you want to use a pinned receiver style saver...or it may bounce off the roller.

It is far better to center the weight above the transom with the use of the saver, than allow it to stress the transom without a saver.

Crimp the S hook of the strap on the hook point on one side of the saver, and fit the strap tightly to the other side...it will be ok.

[TruthWalleyes]

Same here...trim or no trim...it will hold if you fit the strap well.

On a non power trim motor, you want to use a pinned receiver style saver...or it may bounce off the roller.

It is far better to center the weight above the transom with the use of the saver, than allow it to stress the transom without a saver.

Crimp the S hook of the strap on the hook point on one side of the saver, and fit the strap tightly to the other side...it will be ok.

My concern was the transom saver coming out of the trailer on a good bounce...but if i drill a small in the receiver end and put a cotter pin through, problem solved...

Thanks, I'll be doing that this weekend!

[Ralph Wiggum]

...but if i drill a small in the receiver end and put a cotter pin through, problem solved...

That's how mine is set up. It's got a hitch pin that holds it to the trailer.

[GlassEyeangler]

thanks for the feedback guys

[Lund79]

I used to have a transom saver when i had a 40hp tilt and trim on my boat, now i have a 25hp motor with no tilt and trim. Haven't used my transom saver on this 25hp because i'm not sure how to keep it in place. Anyone use a transom saver on a boat without tilt/trim?

I purchased an Attwood that had the clip or the clamp on roller. I drilled a hole in the trailer and used the clip kind. Make sure you line up the motor and bracket staright before drilling a hole in the trailer. I do not have tilt and trim on my motor as well. I clip the section to the trailer then raise the motor up and place the v wedge below the lower unit lip, strap the backside of the engine with the bungee that came it. Made 3 trips (200 miles) and love it. Motor does not move.

Never figured why you can't use it without tilt and trim. You just have to lift the motor yourself instead of pressing a button to lower the motor on the transom saver.

[TruthWalleyes]

Yeah, i have the standard angled transom saver that has the rubber V to attach to the lower unit. Normally when you put it in the trailer you simply put it in the hole and twist, Now, i'll put it in the hole and twist, then stick a cotter pin through the transom saver so it cannot slip out. It might not slip out without the cotter pin, but because there isn't as much force on the transom saver i'll add the safety pin for caution.

Lifting the motor vs trimming it up is not an issue for me...

Thanks gentlemen!

[jwmiller33]

its not the actual lifting of the motor i was worried about with non having tilt/trim. i can lift my motor just fine, no problems.. i was worried that since there is no hydraulics to keep the motor from bouncing around when you go over big bumps, that the transom saver might pop out and fall off on the road. but now i see what you guys are talking about with drilling a hole into the trailer itself and using a cotter pin. does anybody have any recommendations to get a transom saver like this for myself?

would something like this work?

[Ralph Wiggum]

I've got that one. It will work just fine. I have T&T, but it would work well without T&T, too, because it attaches to the trailer.

[jwmiller33]

or this one?

will this work with drilling a hole in the trailer for the stability needed?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Both connect to the trailer in the same manner. The little clip bolts on to the cross-member and the hitch pin secures the transom saver to the clip.

[jac714]

To the best of my knowledge thare are two types of transom saver, a roller mount adn a frame mount. I have a bunk trailer with no rollers so I went with the frame mount.

It has a plate you mount to the trailer adn the pole (for lack of a better term slots into the plate, it must rotate 180 degrees to engage the motor lower unit so it cannot come out unless the motor twists in the horizontal plane.

It is similar to the one in the lower right corner of the abouve screen cap from the big C store. I have had absolutely no problems with it moving.

[Lund79]

its not the actual lifting of the motor i was worried about with non having tilt/trim. i can lift my motor just fine, no problems.. i was worried that since there is no hydraulics to keep the motor from bouncing around when you go over big bumps, that the transom saver might pop out and fall off on the road. but now i see what you guys are talking about with drilling a hole into the trailer itself and using a cotter pin. does anybody have any recommendations to get a transom saver like this for myself?

would something like this work?

That is the exact one I have. As I said in my earlier post, I drilled a hole in the frame of my trailer and used the trailer bracket. I purchased mine at FF for a little cheaper than the price listed.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I purchased mine at FF for a little cheaper than the price listed.

Me, too.

[PerchJerker]

For you guys with smaller motors, if you can trailer your boat with the motor all the way down, you can strap the lower unit to the trailer to stop the bounce and you wouldn't need a transom saver. A bouncing motor stresses the transom, and as someone else already mentioned, it also stresses the motor mount. If you can trailer with your motor all the way down and strap the lower unit to the trailer to stop the bounce, you've accomplished what you need to accomplish without a transom saver. I did this for years with a 9.9 kicker motor and it worked great, never had a problem.