Transom saver...gas strut or spring loaded?

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Re: Transom saver...gas strut or spring loaded?

I understand that the my-wedge style is not a transom saver and doesn't work like a true transom saver. All I am asking is the people that have them how do they actually work and do you like them? I am not worried about my transom, I am a believer that you have more pressure on the water than you do going down the road. I currently have to trailer mine with the motor all the way up on the lock which gives a lot of leverage for the motor to put pressure on the transom. If I could trailer it lower that would reduce that said pressure and also reduce leverage thus reducing or eliminating bounce. I cannot trailer all the way down because the skeg will drag. I want to idealy trailer with the motor about 1/4 of the way up or just about the point where the trim ends and tilt takes over.

 

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Re: Transom saver...gas strut or spring loaded?

Tip: I place a washcloth in the V that the leg sits in. Even if it's the style that has the 4 rubber feet both styles will mar up the paint a little from movement. If your outboard is white just use a white washcloth. If the TS has the 4 rubber feet don't let the piston crank it down too much or you will compress the feet up to the rivets that hold the feet on and it will scratch your outboard leg (ask me how I know this).

I'm going to trot down to Walmart and get me new "black" washcloth, so I can trailer in style

Thanks for the insight! I as well plan to use a strap over the lower unit to eliminate any potiential upward travel while trailering over the road.

 

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Re: Transom saver...gas strut or spring loaded?

I've seen this type of transom saver that slips over the power tilt piston(s). Anyone using it? Your assessment?

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I would like to know more about this one as well. I have the tilt lock lever on my motor and have been using it. I thought about a transom saver but read all the debate on if they are neede or not. I am interested if this little unit would be the answer. It looks like you can tilt the motor up enough to give you the ground clearance yet still leaving it far enough down to take some of the pressure off the transom. Could you make something like this? A piece of painted pipe perhaps?

PM me . . . you can buy mine!

Here is what MYWedge.com sells it for off their site:
UNIVERSAL: $39.95
Works on these models: For all Mercury, Yamaha, Honda,Suzuki, Evinrude, Johnson outboards with single ram power tilt systems, plus kicker motors with power tilt.
(some Suzuki engines have a plastic housing around the main tilt piston shaft, we don't recommend using the universal m-ywedge unit on these engines.)
They get for shipping: $6.95

It's brand new: