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Location: Madison, WI | So I picked up the new ride today and the first thing I noticed is the motor (Yamaha F150) has just a small flip down metal piece to secure the motor when trailering. Now I've always used transom savers, the type that go from the motor to the roller on the back of the trailer. My question is, is this small flip down thing adequate or should I buy another transom saver? The dealer said they trailer motors like this all the time. What do you guys with this motor use?
Thanks - Dan |
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Location: Watersmeet, Michigan | I suppose an engineer could figure out the numbers, but the force that a 466 pound motor exerts every time the trailer hits a bump in the road is considerable. In my mind spending fifty bucks for a transom saver is a cheap insurance and a no-brainer.
Fr. K
Edited by Yooper Padre 3/7/2015 7:42 PM
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| Do not use the " flip down piece ", it is not for trailering.
Either use a trailer to motor type of transom saver or a my-wedge type.
Or if there is enough ground clearance you can trailer with the motor tilted down. |
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Location: one foot over the line | Yooper Padre - 3/7/2015 7:41 PM
I suppose an engineer could figure out the numbers, but the force that a 466 pound motor exerts every time the trailer hits a bump in the road is considerable. In my mind spending fifty bucks for a transom saver is a cheap insurance and a no-brainer.
Fr. K
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Location: With my son on the water | I am assuming you have power trim/tilt? Correct?
In theory a hydraulic cylinder should keep a motor where you want it and should not fail. That's what is happening when you trim up or when a front end loader bucket is in the up position being driven around.
Without using the tab, the weight is on the hydraulics and it will hold it in place, but things can happen.
IMO the importance of a Transom save is that it forces you to trim the motor to the correct location so you have the proper ground clearance that is required so you don't smash your lower unit on a driveway.
You just spent $XX,XXX on a toy. Don't get cheap now so put one on.
Enjoy the new ride Dan. 
Have a good day too.
Edited by btfish 3/8/2015 6:40 AM
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | transom savers do just that. they save the transom from all the weight and forces of a heavy motor. I would never trailer without one. Even if the dealer said I didn't need one you bet your butt im goin to get one. They relieve the stress put on the transom. The wedge or any other product that doesn't go from the motor to the trailer will not take the stress off the transom!!! |
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Location: Madison, WI | Exactly my thoughts guys that's why I was so skeptical. I'll head to Gander today and pic one up thanks |
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Location: Madison | Dan,
Check out VEVEinc for a transom saver. I bought one for my boat a couple years ago. The other brand I had kept scrcthing the paint of the lower unit. The ones from veve have a hard rubber vblock that won't scratch. |
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Location: NoDak | im guessing you have a skeeter, there built by yamaha and i saw a skeeter add that they were bragging about not needing a transom saver due to the torque transfer transom "just use the motor lock" haha but i would get a transom saver. |
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| A properly designed transom does not need to be saved from the weight of the motor.
However the shock from bouncing can be a problem if you trailer with the motor above the highest trim level. The tilt portion of the trim and tilt is not nearly as strong as the trim portion. So if you trailer with the motor in any tilt position you should either use a My-wedge type device or a transom saver. If you use a lower unit to trailer type of transom saver, be very sure that the boat is completely secured to the trailer. if the boat moves on the trailer the transom saver will put extreme stress on the motor, transom, and trim and tilt hydraulics. |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Somewhat dated - but also good discussions.
http://muskie.outdoorsfirst.com/board/search/query.asp?fid=0&action...
Have fun!
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Location: Oregon, WI | Dan,
When I got my MX, the skeeter boat center provided a "my-wedge" post type transom saver and 2 rubber blocks that go on the steering cylinder rods to keep the motor straight. The post saver slides over the LEFT tilt ram post (the one opposite the tilt switch on the motor). If you use it on the right one, it will break off the grease zert that is on that side.
Don |
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Location: Minnesota | What V 18 said |
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Location: Detroit River | I wouldn't trailer a boat without a transom saver. I go over too many bumps & railroad tracks so it's a no-brainer. Plus I was once rear ended while stuck in a traffic jam with boat in tow. At the time the transom saver I had was equipped with a built in shock absorber & it saved my motor from getting damaged (no electric tilt). The guy that hit me didn't want to let this lady in a pickup cut in front of him so he sped up & hit me.
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| I use the MotorMate, I have been a big believer in the style that goes from the motor to the trailer, until I spoke with an engineer at a boat MFG. They were talking about the two forces moving against each other. (boat coming down-trailer coming up) when going over a bump. That is what is really hard on a trim and jams against the transom. All the new Ranger boats I see have a style like the MotorMate.
http://www.motormateusa.com/ |
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Location: MN | Yes no brainer you can get a good one for about 50 bucks. I have a 60 and I have one on mine. |
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Location: Lake Elmo, MN | Yep....I have used a version of this on each Ranger I have owned (518/520 and my 620 Fisherman). I call it the "H-bar" but it's made by EZ Swivel. They work well but the O rings get a bit beat up. Hold that motor rock solid and they last and last (unless you leave them at the ramp like I sometimes do !!!) |
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Location: Syracuse, Indiana | Check your manufacturer's warranty. Twenty or so years ago I purchased a new boat and outboard. The ob's warranty language specifically stated use of a transom saver would void the engine's warranty. That said, for my current ride, I have transom savers for both the main and kicker ob's. |
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Transom saver?