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| Bought a New to me Lund w/115 Opti and 9.9 Pro Kicker. What kind of motor brace/support do i need -plan on doing alot of trailering. Anyone with a comment and or a name of a good sytem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Here you go, lots of options and styles of Transom Savers, I've personally used all of these. Biggest factor however is, the kind of trailer you have. My guess is you have a Shorelandr' or some kind of roller trailer?
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrappe...
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod.jsp?_D...
Edited by TJ DeVoe 3/11/2009 12:22 AM
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Location: Kodiak, AK | I like the good ol' Transom Saver. Some guys don't use anything at all, as the transom is meant to hold the load. |
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Location: Davenport, IA | Here is a secret I hate to share....drag a bulldawg at a boat launch...I've caught 2 transom savers this way. One of them is very nice. |
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Location: Long Prairie, Minnesota | I would definately go with the Swivel-ease transom saver. I have it and love it. Takes 2 seconds to connect to the trailer and holds the motor nice and straight and solid while trailering down the road. My brother has the other brand and I think it isn't very good. Even when trailering the motor turns from side to side. Even when the motor is hammered into the transom saver tight. |
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| Does anyone know of any easy ways to keep the motor from moving side to side while trailering it? Or am I looking at just upgrading to a better transom saver? I have this problem and it drives me insane. |
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Location: Fairfield, IA | On my last boat the transom saver rested on the keel roller on the trailer. The problem I had was the motor would rotate to one side while moving down the road as I could not get enough force on the saver without putting too much load on the transom. It was a pain, if not impossible, on this trailer to lock the saver into place on the roller.
On my current boat, ShorLandr trailer, the transom saver locks into a pivot hole bracket that is mounted on the frame of the trailer. I have had no problems with the motor moving and have went over some nasty bumps with it.
I know some believe in the transom holding the load of the motor, but for all the money tied up in boats and motors, it seems this is a no brainer for the amount of money it costs for some added protection.
Good Luck, Dave.
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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | I've had a few different types and they all work OK. The thing to remember is don't grind the motor super tight into the support with the power TNT. It isn't so good for the TNT. All it needs is to be touching to support the motor. If you hit it too hard you can actually see the motor trying to rise up on the mounts. Not good. On my old rig I used a bungee cord to lash a steering wheel spoke to a rod holder and that kept the motor from turning even in hard turns or on bad roads. I figure I average about 3K miles a year trailering and this works for me. |
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| If you are having problems keeping you motor straight here is a simple fix. If you have hydraulic steering, center motor, then cut an old piece of garden hose to the proper length of steering shaft on each side of motor. Split the hose and slip it over the shaft. Walla, your motor will be straight. dont forget to remove the hose before you launch. Simple, easy, and cheap. They also sell these at cabelas for around $20 |
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Trailering -motor supports?