I posted this in the Boat and Motor section too, but thought I may get more responses here.

Ok.....I always tow my boat with the transom saver, but when Storing in the garage I take it off and put the motor down for the extra room. By storing it with the transom saver off, and the motor down am I putting too much stress on the transom? I always thought the only thing the transom saver did was keep the motor from bouncing while in trasnport. Please give me your opinions!

Its not putting any strain on the transom when you store it down(think of the force when you hit the throttle), it is putting pressure on the trim seals though.

No, what you are doing does no harm to the transom whatsoever.

Boats set at the Dealers showroom for long periods with the motor down.

good point! The main reason I asked the question is because a friend was arguing with me that storing my motor like that would harm the transom. I just wanted to confirm that I was doing ok by storing my boat this way.....I have been doing it for years, plus it gives me a few more feet to move around in the garage.

If it gives you piece of mind put a block of wood under the skeg and lower your motor until it rests on the wood. This will give you the room and keep the pressure off the seals. Good Luck! JR

You're good.

the wood under the skeg is a great one. also when trailering try the motor stix type or for some extra money and if its a merc get the h shaped saver. the problem with the older kind is it transmits the road vibration up to the transom and motor, but then again the new ones have all the wait distributed on the transom? you got me lol

If you let the motor completely down why would it have pressure on the trim seals? Wouldn't it have all the weight on the transom? If the transom is strong eneough for W.O.T. how could it possibly hurt it sitting still? Just one dummies opinion.