My-Wedge

[Dave in Walker]

Okay, here we go again, just took delivery of a new to me boat, 90 Suzuki hanging on the back, equiped with a my-wedge, maiden voyage yesterday on Leech, I forgot to remove it, end result before I even got underway it went kerplunk into 5 feet of 39 degree water, murphys law, and my mistake, these are slick, but are they really worth $34.95? its a piece of rubber with a slot in it! Suzuki manual says use some kind of transom saver. I think it may save on your trim-tilt rods, but really? I have used transom savers in the past on some boats, and have had trouble or lost them somewhere along the road, I do Trailer a lot! This has been hotly debated in the past, anybody have any current thoughts?

[Dave in Walker]

one more thing, In all my years of boating and trailering, I am 61, I have never known anyone to damage their transom or trim-tilt system from trailering, Yes I know folks who have had their lower unit damaged from bottoming out when they basically left them down to low, so are all these systems just snake oil? or are they right on? REW and T-Mac chime in here, I respect your opinions.

[JiMinneye]

Dave
I bought one 2 years ago. Works great. Easy to use. Nothing hanging from the trailer. I think they are worth the money. Jim

[stinkycat]

Dave, I have worked with 3 different dealers in the last two years and I asked all three about transom savors and they said they are not needed unless you trailer a lot on real rough roads. I have Yamaha motors and I am not sure what my manual says. Since I trailer the boat mainly on good roads I have yet to pick one up. I have never had one on any of my boats over the last 30 years but If I was going to take long trips on rough roads it would be cheap insurance. IMHO

By the way.... what kind of boat? Suzuki Motors are great! I had an 89 115hp and a 89 8hp. They ran flawlessly!

[VernH]

Dave, I have worked with 3 different dealers in the last two years and I asked all three about transom savors and they said they are not needed unless you trailer a lot on real rough roads. I have Yamaha motors and I am not sure what my manual says. Since I trailer the boat mainly on good roads I have yet to pick one up. I have never had one on any of my boats over the last 30 years but If I was going to take long trips on rough roads it would be cheap insurance. IMHO



I spend a fair amount of time on Highway 101/169 in MN which is a major route between the Twin Cities Metro and Mille Lacs. Every time I either pass a boat or see one go by I have to look....can't help it. Gotta see how they're rigged, etc. The road is pretty smooth..no way does it classify as "real rough."

I have seen hundreds of boats without transom savers where the motor is rocking back and forth (in line with the forward motion of the boat....not side to side). I can't believe that is good for the transom. The transom on some of those boats has to flex thousands of times on that particular trip. Granted, the flexing may not be more than a few millimeters, but it is occurring. Maybe the flexing caused by hammering the throttle on hte motor is even more. I don't know.

Never saw a boat with a transom saver do the same.

[Dave in Walker]

618T ranger!

[Hot Runr Guy]

I could not find the Suzuki owners manuals online, so this is from the 90hp 4S Johnson (Johnzuki) version.
HRG

[stinkycat]

OK, this should help out all of us Lund guys..... I called Lund and asked if they recommended transom savors or not. I told them I did not want a brand recommendation only if they recommend the use of them or not. Lunds reply was "We do not recommend the use of transom savors as it is not necessary unless you are traveling long distances on rough gravel roads like long trips up in Canada". By this statement I would think Lund has complete confidence in their transoms, as I am sure most manufacturers do but for other brands.... call the company.

[T Mac]

Well... being a Montana dealer ...those "long distance on bumpy gravel roads" ...that is US!.
That's what we deal with if we are going fishing.
I always recommended them.

But, here's a tip: If you have ShoreLand'r trailer, get a ShoreLand'r transom saver.

[Hot Runr Guy]

But, here's a tip: If you have ShoreLand'r trailer, get a ShoreLand'r transom saver.

Actually Ter, you're half-right. The Shorelandr frame bracket is great, because it allows you to stick it in, and twist 90 degrees to retain it. No more crawling under a dripping boat to attach a pin.
But, at least for us tiller guys, the Swivl-Eze "Pro" series head, that has the 4 "buttons", really does a nice job of holding the motor straight, without it flopping from side to side.

One of my winter projects is to take the round Shorelandr male fitting, and mill flats on it to fit the square tubing that Swivl-Eze uses. Then, it will be perfect.
HRG

[stinkycat]

Well... being a Montana dealer ...those "long distance on bumpy gravel roads" ...that is US!.
That's what we deal with if we are going fishing.
I always recommended them.

But, here's a tip: If you have ShoreLand'r trailer, get a ShoreLand'r transom saver.

I agree. Does Montana have any short roads?LOL I just found it interesting to get the info right from the horses mouth ie LUND. They way I figure it, if in doubt go with the transom savor.

[Jim Ordway]

I am not sure what the wedge setup is for your suzuki, but I used to have a 4x4 with holds drilled in it that fit over the forks on the engine braket. It worked on my old opti, but not on my new xs.
Take care,

[T Mac]

Actually Ter, you're half-right. The Shorelandr frame bracket is great, because it allows you to stick it in, and twist 90 degrees to retain it. No more crawling under a dripping boat to attach a pin.
But, at least for us tiller guys, the Swivl-Eze "Pro" series head, that has the 4 "buttons", really does a nice job of holding the motor straight, without it flopping from side to side.

One of my winter projects is to take the round Shorelandr male fitting, and mill flats on it to fit the square tubing that Swivl-Eze uses. Then, it will be perfect.
HRG

SWivel-Eze are good, however, you need a lot of length and the correct bend on the larger savers for the ShoreLand'r tandem trailers....and bigger singles.
The ShoreLand'r savers are designed for them.

[T Mac]

I agree. Does Montana have any short roads?LOL I just found it interesting to get the info right from the horses mouth ie LUND. They way I figure it, if in doubt go with the transom savor.

LOL... They are just covering their behind.
;)