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James Sweet

basskisser wrote:
wrote:

Thanks for all the help. I posed the question because I have never
seen any of the watermen around Gloucester, Va use a transom saver with
a skiff and outboard of this size. Plus this is my first boat so I am
super eager to learn :-)

Why NOT use a transom saver? They're only about $25, take about 30
seconds to take off and put on. I use mine all the time. The first time
you go down a rough road, you'll wish you had that added security.

Seems like the transom would be placed under a LOT more load in use in
the water than it possibly could being towed. Think of how much force a
100+ horsepower motor will place on the transom at WOT, and add to that
the violent jarring over waves, wouldn't surprise me if the forces are
many times the peak you'd see on a trailer over a bumpy road.