Transom savers

[Old_Coot]

Man, no way would I own a boat with an outboard without employing a transom saver! Without a TS, those motors are up and down floppy-woppy going down the road. And to take this conversation a little further, I would say that unless your so-called transom saver doesn't transfer the bounce pressure/energy to the trailer (away from the transom), it isn't a real "transom saver". The My Wedgey for example just keeps the motor propped up. I don't see where it relieves the pressure from the transom. The TS I use quickly connects to the trailer with just a half twist and a rubber bungee strap and I'm ready to hit the road.

However, I don't believe that transom savers do much at all for keeping outboards from flopping side to side when going around corners. To stop that, just find a way to keep your steering wheel from turning. I just run a strap from the steering wheel to a cleat and no more left-right flopping.

Here is [url "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8smyPF8IxQ"]a YouTube video[/url] of the transom savers that I have on both my main motor and my kicker … and I LOVE them!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8smyPF8IxQ

It's called the "Extreme Max Transom Saver".

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