Doug Kanter wrote:
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Doug Kanter wrote:
Is that the thing that's supposed to keep the outboard from
whomping
down
when you're launching/unlaunching? Doesn't the outboard have
its
own
lock to
keep it raised at those times?

The transom saver holds the motor up while trailering. It has a
vee
notch that cradles the bottom end of the motor, and the other
end
is a
semi-circle that hits the last trailer roller.
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I know why we sometimes raise the motor at the boat ramp, but why
trailer
with it up, using that device? Does your motor reach low enough to
be

threatened by the road???

Yes! If you leave the motor on my bass boat down all the way, it
will
touch just sitting in the driveway! Most bass boats on trailers
will.
Mine has to be raised about a foot to make sure it doesn't hit when
going over speed bumps, etc.


I'm surprised motor manufacturers haven't learned to include some
sort of
really solid anchor points on the motors, and an accessory of their
own made
for the specific motor. I mean, obviously, there's money to be made.
If you
could buy a nicely overdesigned "thing" to do this job, I'm sure
you'd do
so.

The latches are fine, but they don't get the load off of the transom.
The transom saver does just that, by transferring load to the trailer.