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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Phoenix,
Not disagreeing with your argument because it is true..you are taking the load off the trim/tilt pistons...good point.
One thing I would add, though is that when you tilt a motor up and block it with a 2x4 or not, you have just created a "lever" so to speak with the lower unit. When the boat is travelling down the road with the motor tilted up, that lower unit will act like it weighs quite a bit more than it really does as weighed in a vertical position because the bouncing while trailering and gravity now are being applied further away from the transom....thus more torque being applied to the transom as a whole.
Granted, these boats today are built really well, and they can withstand more than we can probably dish out. But time does take it's toll and so does undue stress beit on bolts, aluminum, etc. Everything flexes and over time, that flexing will lower the integrity of the metal and the wood/composite that makes up the transom.
No matter what you do, some sort of support is better than none. The debate will continue to go on, and one ultimately has to decide for him/herself what they feel is best for their rig.
For me, I'll stick with the transom saver.
Steve |
