that sounds like exactly what I'd need. thanks to everyone offering
suggestions.

"tony thomas" wrote in message
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He does not have hydraulics.

You can get transom savers that have an angle to them to allow for
mounting under the boat when the boat extends past the end of the trailer.
Check www.overtons.com and www.boatersworld.com
You should be able to find one that will work for your application.
Since you don't have trim - you will want one that hard mounts to your
trailer w/ a pin so it won't bounce off. You will also want a strap for
the motor side to keep the motor secure.

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Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com

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"David Pendleton" wrote in message
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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