Is my transom saver correct?

[Khanhfucious]

Ignore the metal shavings on the ground (I drilled out a broken bolt to put in a new tilt stop bracket), the retaining wall blocks (I had those under the thing behind the prop (skeg?) while I was working on the bracket), and the bend in the transom saver (I didnt have that green strap and it bounced out of the roller, dropping the motor)

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

no. that roller is up side down. you are going to scratch hell out of your hull!!! and you need to pad the end of those metal bunks you need the one with the bend in it. i finally took the ends off and used a piece of 1" galvinized pipe and bent it the way i needed it and put the ends on.

 

[Khanhfucious]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

I know the roller is upside down. If I flip it over, the transom saver will hit the hull right under the drain hole.

There is plenty of room betweeen the top of the bracket and the hull. Th ehull never comes near it.

What are you talking about with Metal Bunks? You mean the frame of the trailer where the bunks are attached? Those were never padded to begin with, and dont harm anything the way they are (we sawed off about a foot of the trailer)

I need what with a bend in it?

You took the ends off of what and use a piece of galvinized pipe?

 

[Khanhfucious]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

Ok that roller is flipped over right side up now. The accidental bend in the transom saver allowed it to clear the hull.

 

[Pony]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

I can't tell from the picture, but I would use some washers on the bolts that are holding the roller on the trailer frame.

If the frame the bunks are mounted to were like that and you havent had an issue yet, then they are prolly good to go................I personaly would pad the ends of them because I have seen some boats do some unexpected moving and slamming into the trailer when in current or windy situations.....JMHO

How did the saver "accidently" bend?? I would (if room permits) make the saver shorter a hole or two....just to keep some pressue/force off the pin slot its in now, which looks to be where its bent.............

 

[Khanhfucious]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

I hit a bump on the road, and the motor bounced, and the transom saver bounced out of the roller, the motor dropped, with the saver hitting the ground first.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

that one way to do it. i took the ends off the transom saver. bent a pipe and remounted the ends to the pipe.

 

[Mark42]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

Once the aluminum bent on the transom saver, it has lost its structural strength. I suggest cutting the bent part off, shortening up the saver so there is two or three inches of overlap in inner/outer pieces of the saver. Then re-install. The lower unit is pretty high up there, it can afford to come down some and still have plenty of ground clearance. It may also clear the transom if you lower the motor some.

Did that saver come with the optional pin mount? If so, you might want to use that instead of the roller mount and you can mount the pin mount on the lower half of the roller and still be solid.

Just my 2¢

 

[roscoe]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

You need a transom saver with a bend in it, like this one:


http://www.iboats.com/mall/index.cg...=110423646&list_time=1152893558&view_id=37977

 

[jtexas]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

Give some consideration to the breaking strength of that green strap.

When my trailer liberated itself from the tow vehicle awhile back, the impact of the trailer tongue with the pavement caused the boat to move forward about six inches - just shoved the bow stop forward. The transom saver forced the motor to tilt up. Luckily the emergency relief valve in the tilt hydraulics functioned normally so nothing was damaged.

In a case like that, I'd have wanted a strap (or a t/s) that would break before damaging the lower unit.

If the t/s broke, dropping your motor to a full down position, would the L/U hit the ground? If so I think you'd want a stronger t/s and a weaker strap.

just a thought.

 

[rickdb1boat]

Re: Is my transom saver correct?

I hit a bump on the road, and the motor bounced, and the transom saver bounced out of the roller, the motor dropped, with the saver hitting the ground first.

I think that's why the green strap is there.......