How strong are they?

[416rigby]

Our 2001 Yamaha 80 4 stroke manual says to trailer with the motor down...........BUT.........we do the opposite for fear of dragging the skeg.

[Dora~Jean]

I trailer my twin Yami 80's in the UP position, but use transom savers to hold them. Got to make sure your boat doesn't move around during trailering though, could put a lot of stress on the outboard with transom savers.

[thataway]

I have also been told in both the Suzuki and Yahama dealers that the locking tab was not designed for trailering. I used a "transom saver" on the 22--but it fit into a slot on the top of the trailer frame, just under the roller, and locked in with a half a twist. (Pacific trailer)--this seemed to give excellent support--but the rubber cushion had to be constantly readjusted with "duct" tape. On the TC 255-there is plenty of road clearance with the motors down.

[El and Bill]

Tens of thousands of miles of trailering with the engines down, resting on a one-inch dowel -- no problems yet! Course, if we had trailered with engines up, we'd probably be saying the same thing.

[ffheap]

Hi Folks,

The Yamaha Dealer told me NOT to use the transom saver, that it puts undo stress on the motor. So I tow it with engine up. I might try El and Bill's system. I am scared that engine down, when you go over a bump, the engine will hit. It happened with my old 70 hp.

Fred

[Wefings]

Maybe they dont use transom savers in Alaska cause their fingers stick to the cold metal ?? We trailer boats every which way and dont seem to have problems . I think alot of the transom saver thought process came from older weaker [ especially wood core ] transom boats than C Dorys .You see alot of Bass Boats with huge motors using them, but the C Dory transoms are very strong....
Marc