Re: Is a Transom Saver REALLY needed?
arks
did you put the center console in yourself? thats a good looking boat.
i've used transom savers on my 40hp johnson and 30hp honda because both of them are heavy motors for the 16ft boats they are on. but if i had the ground clearance and a smaller motor (100lbs or less)i wouldn't have used them. at 120lbs with your 25hp i think you are in a grey area. but if you aren't comfortable with the ground clearance in the down position a transom saver vs using the tilt lock is the way to go just for the clearance and keeping the weight off the tilt lock mechanism. i think preventing the motor from bouncing is the big key. you can set 120 lbs on your foot and it hurts. drop 120lbs on your foot and you have a broken foot. a bouncing 120lb motor is basically the same on the transom. it can hold the weight but it can't take beating it with it.
that's my 2 cents worth.
arks
did you put the center console in yourself? thats a good looking boat.
i've used transom savers on my 40hp johnson and 30hp honda because both of them are heavy motors for the 16ft boats they are on. but if i had the ground clearance and a smaller motor (100lbs or less)i wouldn't have used them. at 120lbs with your 25hp i think you are in a grey area. but if you aren't comfortable with the ground clearance in the down position a transom saver vs using the tilt lock is the way to go just for the clearance and keeping the weight off the tilt lock mechanism. i think preventing the motor from bouncing is the big key. you can set 120 lbs on your foot and it hurts. drop 120lbs on your foot and you have a broken foot. a bouncing 120lb motor is basically the same on the transom. it can hold the weight but it can't take beating it with it.
that's my 2 cents worth.