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 Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
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12/10/11 05:26 PM
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TexasTee
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Does anyone use the Lock-N-Haul motor support? I like the ease of using the product, but don't know if they are good or bad. All replies and opinions will be appreciated. Thanks and God Bless 
Take it easy on me....Im new at this stuff!
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 Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: TexasTee]
#6928580
12/10/11 11:38 PM
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McDuff
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I am still new to boat hauling, but I read a good reply to a question like this, but don't remember where;
He said the supports like Lock-N-Haul support the motor, but still do not take the load off the transom, only the standard transom saver style where the rod extends to the trailer, truly take the load off the transom.
In my brain, what he said makes sense, so I stay with the transom saver.
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: TexasTee]
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12/10/11 11:48 PM
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HasBen
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If you are relying on a piece of 1" square aluminum tubing to "save your transom", you need to be more concerned about the condition of your transom. The Lock-n-Haul (or similar products) stabilize you motor and let the transom do it's job. There are stresses put on your transom many times greater running across the lake in a 2' chop than will ever be put on your transom riding down the road. Stabilize you motor and quit worrying about it....unless your transom is weak in the first place.
“ When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.”. Steve McQueen
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: TexasTee]
#6929772
12/11/11 02:23 PM
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YF 21
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I have used the first generation Lock N Haul on my last three new boats and trailer from Houston to New Orleans, Grand Isle, Venice, etc. Never an issue. Light, strong and keeps motor from turning. The new Lock N Haul can be found here http://www.lock-n-haul.com/
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
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12/11/11 03:15 PM
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Chuck H.
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I have been using Lock-n-Haul on my 250 ProXS for several years with absolutely no problems. The new Lock-n-Haul makes installing even easier. It is the only motor support that uses 4 point in-line support and you don't need steering clips or anything else. Your motor will not move at all. Movement of the motor is what causes problems. When you take it off, just throw it into a storage compartment and you're ready to go.
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: Chuck H.]
#6929894
12/11/11 03:33 PM
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Revoman
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3rd year with my LockNHaul ,,,,,, great product.
Catch em, kiss em, let em go
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: TexasTee]
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12/11/11 04:07 PM
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Mike Halfmann the boatmann
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I traveled behind a 2009 Ranger with a 250ProXS from Coletto Creek Reservior to San Marcos, Tx. That's some 115 miles, give or take a couple. My partner and I watched as that ProXS shook violently at every bounce in the road. My question is,"How can that style engine brace be superior to one that locks the boat, motor and trailer together as a unit? So when one items moves they all move together. Is there some majic shock in those Lock and Hauls that I don't know about." While your driving your truck pulling your High Dollar Boat. I seriously doubt that you can see your engine in the rear vue mirror being allowed to thrash around like some worthless piece or hardware. The only thing you know is that there isn't any structural cracking in your boats transom when you get to the lake. That has nothing to do with the tote. It is solely due to the fact that your boat is built stronger than those of yesteryear. As far as stress on a transum goes. A boat and a motor move in the water as a unit. Set that boat on a trailer and the trailer is SHOCKING a boat. You cannot duplicate a SOLID impact like that in water unless you hit an underwater object. Those locknhall motor supports only take the stress off the t-n-t Not the transum. You still have 250+ lbs pivoting on a transum with that kind of tote. But with the other style, at least you are supporting some weight. And I know you going to say. Well the boat will bounce on the trailer.....duh!. That's what tye downs are there for. To lock them together...
SORRY FOR GETTING ON MY HIGH HORSE. But when I see a product that the public is misinformed on and that public buys it hook line and sinker......It just gets my hair up. This Is My Oponion, And I'm Sticking To It.
mike halfmann
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: Mike Halfmann the boatmann]
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12/11/11 04:28 PM
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Team Brown Stripe
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I traveled behind a 2009 Ranger with a 250ProXS from Coletto Creek Reservior to San Marcos, Tx. That's some 115 miles, give or take a couple. My partner and I watched as that ProXS shook violently at every bounce in the road. My question is,"How can that style engine brace be superior to one that locks the boat, motor and trailer together as a unit? So when one items moves they all move together. Is there some majic shock in those Lock and Hauls that I don't know about." While your driving your truck pulling your High Dollar Boat. I seriously doubt that you can see your engine in the rear vue mirror being allowed to thrash around like some worthless piece or hardware. The only thing you know is that there isn't any structural cracking in your boats transom when you get to the lake. That has nothing to do with the tote. It is solely due to the fact that your boat is built stronger than those of yesteryear. As far as stress on a transum goes. A boat and a motor move in the water as a unit. Set that boat on a trailer and the trailer is SHOCKING a boat. You cannot duplicate a SOLID impact like that in water unless you hit an underwater object. Those locknhall motor supports only take the stress off the t-n-t Not the transum. You still have 250+ lbs pivoting on a transum with that kind of tote. But with the other style, at least you are supporting some weight. And I know you going to say. Well the boat will bounce on the trailer.....duh!. That's what tye downs are there for. To lock them together...
SORRY FOR GETTING ON MY HIGH HORSE. But when I see a product that the public is misinformed on and that public buys it hook line and sinker......It just gets my hair up. This Is My Oponion, And I'm Sticking To It. And I couldn't agree more!  Is it really such an inconvenience to have the transom saver vs. the lock-n-haul? IMO Transom savers have worked for a very long time why try to re-invent the wheel??? Or as my father would say if it ain't broke don't fix it!
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: TexasTee]
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12/11/11 04:54 PM
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HasBen
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A boat going across the water at 65mph in 2 foot waves with a 400# motor hanging off a 8" jackplate subject a transom to far more stress than driving the same said boat down any highway at speed on a trailer. There is no question about that, it has been proven. Personally, I couldn't care less what kind of transom saver people use, however they can use the Lock-n-Haul motor support with confidence. I quit using the old school "transom saver" when I notice how much stress it was putting on my lower unit. Just my opinion. http://allisonowners.com/TransomStress.html
“ When you're racing, it's life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting.”. Steve McQueen
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Re: Transom savers, motor supports or whatever you are using?
[Re: TexasTee]
#6930755
12/11/11 08:42 PM
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jimsmith
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When you witness a motor shaking on a rough road, you are seeing the uncontrolled radial movement (up, down, left and right)of sometimes several hundred pounds of a separate object through any clearance that exists in the rigging of the motor. The movement is energy that is sometimes just a constant shaking, and sometimes a violent impact, but this energy is creating friction. Friction produces wear and the more movement there is, the more wear there is, and the more wear there is, the more movement there is,and so on. Your motor should not pivot up and down when your power tilt system works, so that just leaves the steering pivot and the only way to completely imobilize the steering pivot is to fix it where it can't pivot. The term transom saver is becoming a generic term for all styles of outboard motor trailering support devices. The Lock-n-Haul Advanced Transom Saver features a unique patented 4-point inline load design, that holds the motor in a fixed position, and eliminates any movement while being trailered.
Jim Smith
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