fyr4efect said:On my last boat I used a Motormate on my 60 yam. Loved it. Motormate only does 2/stroke bigger mercs.
Any suggestions from merc 25 or similar size engine owners.
LDUBS said:My previous boat had a 25 4-stroke mercury with PTT. I used the transom saver mainly to protect my PTT as opposed to the transom. I did not want the outboard resting on the tilt lock bracket. Additionally, I wanted the skeg higher than the rear-most trailer frame. Finally, if the mfg says a transom saver is a good idea then that is good enough for me.
My trailer did not have a rear roller. I used the once pictured below. Never had an issue with it.
Pappy said:There is no need for a transom saver.
Your engine, going down the road imposes a bunch less load on the transom that it will running at WOT.....add rough water to that and your transom is still easily able to handle the load.
Your PTT will also handle several times what a few bumps in the road will impose on it.
A trip on the trailer is child's play to a transom.
GYPSY400 said:Transom saver are money well spent imo. Especially the new 4S motors which are tanks.
I have a Panther brand one on my 30 2 stroke and it works well, it is a frame mount, not a roller mount .
I hate watching a motor bounce around while trailering it, with the Transom saver it doesn't move a bit.
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fyr4efect said:GYPSY400 said:Transom saver are money well spent imo. Especially the new 4S motors which are tanks.
I have a Panther brand one on my 30 2 stroke and it works well, it is a frame mount, not a roller mount .
I hate watching a motor bounce around while trailering it, with the Transom saver it doesn't move a bit.
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The Panther looks like the Cabelas trailer [ non-roller ] mount. Does the shaft just slide out from the trailer mount when you remove it?
ace57 said:I have a tracker 1448 sc with a 25 hp merc.
**** thing weighs a ton, 157 lbs to be exact.
I use a similar version of the cabela motor toter, the saver has a pin that the shaft goes onto a mount installed on the trailer axle/ crossmember.
I am a transom saver "believer", it eliminates a lot of bounce and flex, Especially on backroads. I've used transom savers on all boats I've owned, whether bass or Jon.
ace57 said:20" long shaft model 25 EL. 'L' denotes long shaft from merc.
Unfortunately mine is not a PT.
Mine is stock outfitted from bass pro.
I don't think they outfitted that 1448 transom with a short shaft....too deep/ long from motor bracket to bottom of hull (~ 21 inches by my measure)
ace57 said:To fyr4efect:
The cav plate is within 1 inch or so to bottom of transom.
No, no jack plate or tachometer so I don't know about rpm.
I do know that with the 10x8 3 blade prop that came with it, the over rev warning light (or prop slip) was coming on at wot.
So I put a 9.5x 9.5 3blade on and the warning went away, figured it dropped the rpm by a couple hundo.
With both of these props I'm doing gps about 21.5 knots (24 3/4 mph) with just me, equipment. 2 batteries etc.
I'd like to get a little more, might try an 11 pitch, but I dk if the trade off to further lower the rpm for more pitch will help- might hurt top speed.
It does get on plane pretty quick.
I really like my little Jon with the exception of no trim n tilt. It is quite a bit slower than my last Champion bass boat obviously :roll:
I have a picture of it on this site in the 'post a pix of your boat' area.
ace57 said:To fyr4efect:
The cav plate is within 1 inch or so to bottom of transom.
No, no jack plate or tachometer so I don't know about rpm.
I do know that with the 10x8 3 blade prop that came with it, the over rev warning light (or prop slip) was coming on at wot.
So I put a 9.5x 9.5 3blade on and the warning went away, figured it dropped the rpm by a couple hundo.
With both of these props I'm doing gps about 21.5 knots (24 3/4 mph) with just me, equipment. 2 batteries etc.
I'd like to get a little more, might try an 11 pitch, but I dk if the trade off to further lower the rpm for more pitch will help- might hurt top speed.
It does get on plane pretty quick.
I really like my little Jon with the exception of no trim n tilt. It is quite a bit slower than my last Champion bass boat obviously :roll:
I have a picture of it on this site in the 'post a pix of your boat' area.
ace57 said:Fyr:
Funny I was at bass pro today and I looked at the 1448mvx hull, and measured it with my arm.
Got home and measured mine, u right, my transom is taller.
It looks as though the 1448mvx transom is angled down from the rear corners of the stern, sort of tapered.
Now I understand the line of your questions.
Enjoy your new boat!
Ace57
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