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<blockquote data-quote="Hanr3" data-source="post: 444143" data-attributes="member: 1055"><p>IF you have the ground clearance, motor down is fine. The transom is designed to carry the weight of the motor and does so while the motor is pushing the boat across the lake. </p><p></p><p>I am not a transom saver fan. Like I already said, the transom is designed to carry the weight of the motor while under power. No manufacture will tell you there transom is so weak that you need a transom saver, and if they did recommend one. Find another manufacture. They are selling junk.</p><p></p><p>As to the comments about transferring motor weight to the trailer with a transom saver. You are also adding a force to the lower unit. which in turn puts stresses on your motor pivot points and lower unit to head unit bolts in a shearing motion. When bolts fail they generally shear in-half.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hanr3, post: 444143, member: 1055"] IF you have the ground clearance, motor down is fine. The transom is designed to carry the weight of the motor and does so while the motor is pushing the boat across the lake. I am not a transom saver fan. Like I already said, the transom is designed to carry the weight of the motor while under power. No manufacture will tell you there transom is so weak that you need a transom saver, and if they did recommend one. Find another manufacture. They are selling junk. As to the comments about transferring motor weight to the trailer with a transom saver. You are also adding a force to the lower unit. which in turn puts stresses on your motor pivot points and lower unit to head unit bolts in a shearing motion. When bolts fail they generally shear in-half. [/QUOTE]
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