New style transom saver

[Guest]

http://www.m-ywedge.com/

Does anyone have one of these or know about them. My dealer is trying to get me to let him put one on my new boat but I never saw or even heard of them. Any and all opinions will be appreciated.

 

[Buoy-Master]

Chattanooga FishnFun has them. I've heard nothing but good things Cheez. plan on getting a set soon myself. </p>

 

[Guest]

Sounds good Billy. I like the way they look. If I can't get my dealer to spring for a set I'll be calling Fishing Fun.

 

[fisherpal2k]

Cheez I used to have a set of them that I made myself. I used 1 1/4" schedule 80 electrical pvc conduit. They worked ok but if you have an older boat you still need to use the ones that go all the way down to the roller or trailer.  If not it will eventually cause stess cracks in the transom.  I still have them but I only used them for the short trips.

 

[Guest]

If I get them they will be going on a 2008 Carolina Skiff. Thanks Britt.

 

[blindarrow]

Off-subject a bit but.. my motor isn't power trim, and the edges of my transom are cracking finely.. anything to help with that? The motor tilts all the way up, and then you flip a little metal tab down to hold it up..

 

[Guest]

Blindarrow, you need a transom saver bad even if you don't have power trim, when your motor is all the way up with the little tab locked in the motor is just twisting your transom up and down like a spring board. Put a transom saver on it and let the end of your trailer absorb the bounce.

 

[minner]

Guys from a design stand point these "wedges" aren't "transom saver's" at all. By using these you don't take any of the load off the transom what so ever, all you took the load off of was the, trim motor and trim valves. These won't keep your motor from leveraging on your transom one bit during road travel.

These might work really well on a stern drive or I/O motor but from my engineering perspective these won't help the transom supporting an outboard ONE BIT!

Let me ask you a question. Which load is better supported?

 

[jon the fisherman]

minner - 4/8/2008 8:49 AM

Guys from a design stand point these "wedges" aren't "transom saver's" at all. By using these you don't take any of the load off the transom what so ever, all you took the load off of was the, trim motor and trim valves. These won't keep your motor from leveraging on your transom one bit during road travel.

These might work really well on a stern drive or I/O motor but from my engineering perspective these won't help the transom supporting an outboard ONE BIT!

Let me ask you a question. Which load is better supported?

I thought the same thing Minner

The top diagram is better supported

 

[beetlespin]

None of these things actually take weight off the transom. All they do is keep the lower unit from bouncing up and down. I would stick with the standard transom saver that connects the foot to the trailer roller. I personally think transoms take a heck of a lot more abuse on the water than on the trailer. Think about it. I was out with jmax last week and we ran 55 mph across 3 ft rollers in 20+ mph winds. Anybody that thinks your transom takes more abuse on the trailer than in that environment isn't thinking very clearly. If you get anything at all go with the standard transom saver.

 

[minner]

The "trailer shock" you read about on their website is crap. All of our boat trailers have a suspension and when a loaded boat is TIED DOWN to the trailer they move as one solid piece; up and down, up and down, up and down as we travel the highways.......

Now if you are like my brother in law and dont believe in tying down your transom........then yeah the boat and trailer can move in oppsite directions when you hit a pot hole or go over a hump.emoZipped

 

[minner]

beetlespin - 4/8/2008 8:08 AM

None of these things actually take weight off the transom.

Hehehe, I agree with pretty much everything you said, except have you tried to manually tilt your motor when the battery was dead or your trim motor died? It's tough with anything over a 125hp engine. You really have to man up on it even if you are standing on solid ground and holding the foot.

 

[jon the fisherman]

beetlespin - 4/8/2008 9:08 AM

None of these things actually take weight off the transom. All they do is keep the lower unit from bouncing up and down. I would stick with the standard transom saver that connects the foot to the trailer roller. I personally think transoms take a heck of a lot more abuse on the water than on the trailer. Think about it. I was out with jmax last week and we ran 55 mph across 3 ft rollers in 20+ mph winds. Anybody that thinks your transom takes more abuse on the trailer than in that environment isn't thinking very clearly. If you get anything at all go with the standard transom saver.

Yeah hehee...I have seen a boat with the motor ripped off the transom. It was towed in, and the only thing holding the motor was the steering and controls.

 

[Guest]

Real good info here guys. Carolina Skiff says I don't need anything. They say the same thing that BS did. Their transoms take way more abuse in the water hitting waves under power than what happens on the trailer.

 

[minner]

I think your going to be happy with that Zuke.

Every year when I go to NC fishing I always pay attention to what is hanging off the back of boats heading out the inlet (the house we rent is on the inlet). Every year I see an increase in the number of Zuke motors on these boats. IMO the motors on these ocean going boats are a testiment of reliability.

 

[Guest]

I am a member of Carolina Skiff Owners.com. It is a forum dedicated strictly to CS owners. Probably 95% are saltwater fishermen and 80 plus percent run Zukes. Not one bad word about the boats or Suzuki motors. I'm stoked and anxious. Should be taking delivery this evening. WooHoo!

 

[STEVE B]

I’ve always wondered how much good/harm a traditional transom saver did when the boat inches forward a little after the TS was installed. But this thing looks a lot like a stop on a IH disc. Why not mill a slot in a piece of tubing so it won’t fall off and so it won’t mess up the seals? Better yet, a man with your connections could probably pilfer a piece of rubber to whittle on.

 

[Guest]

STEVE B - 4/8/2008 11:02 AM

I’ve always wondered how much good/harm a traditional transom saver did when the boat inches forward a little after the TS was installed. But this thing looks a lot like a stop on a IH disc. Why not mill a slot in a piece of tubing so it won’t fall off and so it won’t mess up the seals? Better yet, a man with your connections could probably pilfer a piece of rubber to whittle on.

Reckon I could emoBigsmile

 

[Bprice]

This is great stuff, and I tend to agree with Minner on the transom saver.  I to agree though that our boats take a beating in certain conditions.</p>

Cheez I'm excited for you... I can't wait to see it in person and hopefully get it nasty with skipjack scales and bluecat slime!

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[Guest]

I'll take some pics and post them tonight.