Raise the motor, place a short length of 2x4 horizontally just below the
hydraulics, then lower the motor.

I used to do this with an old outboard. It worked fine, your mileage my
vary.

"Chris" wrote in message
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Howdy boating guru's,

My old project boat is coming closer to closer to an end, and I'll be
testing it out soon. To describe my next question, let me give you some
background on the setup.

The boat is 15.5 feet, and on a single axle trailer with rollers. The
motor is an old 80's Merc without electronic tilt or trim, it has the
caveman style.

It has come to my attention that transporting this boat without care could
be bad for the transom as the motor can bounce around.

How did you guys transport these boats back in the day?

A transom saver wouldn't appear to me to work, as I don't think the angle
is there to attach it to the bottom of the trailer. Perhaps these older
styles of trailers were before transom savers were developed.

How would someone secure the motor well enough to save it? I assume
transporting with the motor up and not down would be preferred., or not?

Thanks
Chris