Transome Saver - Verado?

[Spendit]

I have used a transom saver on my V-rod for 6 seasons now (not as big as yours), as well as previously on past boat for 10 years - - - just don't hit the trim button until it stalls out - should be just fine.

We all know how rough the roads in Michigan are too.......

[REW]

The way that I look at transom savers in general is that if the transom can hold up to anything that a rough lake can dish out to a boat, motor and transom, why does anyone need anything else on the back of the boat and trailer when the boat is going down the road?

REW

[Wade B AKA: Ruger2506]

Originally Posted by REW

The way that I look at transom savers in general is that if the transom can hold up to anything that a rough lake can dish out to a boat, motor and transom, why does anyone need anything else on the back of the boat and trailer when the boat is going down the road?

REW

I agree REW. Just a scare tactic to sell an item. I've tried to pay attention over the years when I pass boats on the highway that DO NOT have a transom saver on the back. The big name branded boats (especially glass) have NO flexing of the transom when hitting bumps.

I wonder if Mark Courts was worried about his transom when attempting to fly.

[Browning300WSM]

I've seen some motors on some boats without a wedge or transom saver going down the road and the lower unit of the motor bouncing all over the place. Constant beating and pounding like this on your motor mounts and hydro's can't be good for them.

[Babamel2]

I have an old wooden b.oat with a 25 hp and use a transom saver. I am not sure how much good it does, but I know it will do no harm. It assures that the stress is only up and down, not twisting.

[walleyeguy13]

The more I read and think about this topic the more I begin to think that there really shouldn't be any debate about this. If the boat manufacturer can't answer a very basic question about what the weight/torque limits are on the transom of every boat they make, then a person would really have to wonder if the engineers for that company know what they are doing.

I was surprised today when I received a reply from Lund indicating that they had no opinion one way or another... that I should ask you folks here!

Now I know better than to take that reply as anything more than a lame attempt to make me go away. Looking at the transom of my 2006 Pro V I see a great deal of thought went into the engineering of that transom. Their engineers have to know within some reasonable limits just how much weight/torque that transom can handle. It really should be a matter of fact, not opinion.

[T Mac]

Originally Posted by REW

The way that I look at transom savers in general is that if the transom can hold up to anything that a rough lake can dish out to a boat, motor and transom, why does anyone need anything else on the back of the boat and trailer when the boat is going down the road?

REW

Because the boat is clamped down to the trailer and can't move with the bouncing motor like it can in water.
The physics involved aren't the same..

PS: I just got home from fishing on Ft Peck reservoir in Montana. I was camped at the Crooked Creek area on the west end of Ft Peck.
45 Miles in there ...and 45 miles back out...on a bumpy gravel road.

Did I have a transom saver on my Verado?
You bet I did.

[perchjerker]

Originally Posted by T Mac

Because the boat is clamped down to the trailer and can't move with the bouncing motor like it can in water.
The physics involved aren't the same..

PS: I just got home from fishing on Ft Peck reservoir in Montana. I was camped at the Crooked Creek area on the west end of Ft Peck.
45 Miles in there ...and 45 miles back out...on a bumpy gravel road.

Did I have a transom saver on my Verado?
You bet I did.

I agree 100%

when you are booking down the lake, the propeller is pushing the lower unit forward, there is no bouncing of the engine on the transom.

Sure, there is a lot of force but its constant pressure, not a undulating load like you get when the boat is bouncing down the road and the motor is dangling off the transom

I do vibration testing at work, you would not believe the damage certain forces cause to something after being subjected to it over time

[walleyeguy13]

I wonder what kind of force is involved when, from a dead stop, the throttle is opened on a 19 or 20 foot boat weighing 1900 lbs plus gas, batteries, water in live wells, occupants and gear. The front of the boat is literally lifted up out of the water until it gets on-plane. The force is all applied from the lowest point on the motor so the motor mounts are literally pulling against the transom to lift the boat. This would be a great physics experiment.

[BGunn]

WHAT DOES YOUR MANUAL SAY ?????

Here's mine (Mercury)...