Dan Krueger wrote:
A transom saver isn't designed to keep the engine from lowering. It
takes the pounding from trailering off of the transom and moves it to

the trailer. That's why they are call *transom* savers! Most will
attach to the trailer with a wire and a pin or just a pin that is
inserted - and then rotated - into a square hole. The other side
uses a
bungee to keep that end securely attached to the lower unit. If
installed properly it can't come apart.

The 2X4, which I also have used on difficult trailers, doesn't
perform
the same job. The bouncing will still flex the transom with the
entire
weight of the motor.

Dan

If the 2x4 goes from the lower unit to the trailer, it certainly will
do the same job, in that it changes the load path.