neither one of those items are transom savers,,, they are hydraulic system savers, same amount of pressure when trailering is on your transom, unless it attaches to your trailer and motor your not saving your " transom "
lol you get to the lake and you hard start out of the hole, hit big waves at high speed all day and you think your trailer hitting some bumps is going to stress the transom more than that? Maybe your boats need better transoms.
Your hydrolics can take a beating, it is more a swiffel saver. If and when your boat bounces on your trailer, even a little, the transom savers are pushing on the motor. This wil at leas keep the motor steady. Think a wooden block would do the same but less fancy :)
I always flip boards, to make sure the high crown side is bowed up, not down. If bunks sit with the boards with u facing up, boat hull can have gaps between centers of bunk boards with boat resting.
As mentioned in one of the comments or if it’s true or not but I heard that you’re not supposed to use stainless steel on Pressure Treated wood; the monel staples are preferable. I didn’t know any better and I’m that guy that wrapped & overlapped the carpet😅. Great video & thank you for the detail& time in explaining your method & process. 5 years later, how is it holding up?
Your "thing" is doing something, but, please, AVOID mentioning "transom saver". What you did it has nothing to do with the shocks from the road sent to the transom. Your transom will continue to twist back and forth until you will understand that you have to send the vibration straight to the trailer body. You need some physics...
Totall Agree. This and similar are hydraulic savers. Doesn't do a thing to prevent flexing the transome. Why not get a real transome saver and save the hydraulics at the same time.
Yes, I agree with MOST replies....way too many words to show how the product work. I was just about to buy the rubber one but I think now I'll get this one! Thanks.
Treated lumber chemicals will degrade the latex on the back of the carpet. If you can’t find marine wood or some composite and need to use treated, always pressure wash the heck out of it before you wrap carpet. Or you could paint the treated with an acrylic paint.
I am getting ready to replace my bunk boards and I was told treated wood would warp. If I were to go with the treated I would for sure try to use your info before replacing. I have thought about replacing with the Polyethylene Plastic boards but not for sure about them, very slick. Is there any other type wood that you would suggest over treated?
Billyjack marine wood or something like Trex. If you have enough screws in it, I doubt the pressure treated would really warp. Especially if your boat spends most of the time on the trailer
@@frostriver4547 Thanks Forest. I believe I will try to look into the marine wood or the Trex. Not really sure what the Trex is but will do some research.
@@luissonoma6255 Thanks Luis, but it turned out that my boards and carpet were good. I just had to add new bolts and put all new brackets on. BIG shout out to my neighbor, he did most of the work for me with a little help from me. Great neighbor!!
I liked you video because of the Chevy joke! I bought some Sufix 10lbs castable invisiline for ice fishing leaders. Tried spoiling up my open face spinning reel as well, but ended up in a mess. But I’m super happy using it for leaders.
So its been a few years now for you on this product ? can you give an update ? how was Shock absorption ? some boats bolts sometimes are either wider or vise versa, what then ?
Truth Stainless or Galvanized, how do I know for sure what is best? Also I don't want them backing out of the wood as my current lug bolts have been doing this for years. Any advice?
Thanks for the tips. I tried some P.Line over 10 years ago and after the first cast I stripped it off and went back to mono. I just bought some Seaguar and give fluorocarbon another try
i would like to see a delayed mortality study involving these vent proving they work before cutting holes in my lids. i hate seeing released fish die. this past summer i saw a really bad kill after a tournament. there were probably 20 bass in the 2.5 to 4.5 pound range dead at the launch the weekend after a big summer tournament. most don't realize that the fish die 2 or three days after they are release as they are unable to recover from the stress of being handled and having to breath poisoned live well water. i don't loose fish and all i do is run the recirc on manual and do several water changes a day, nothing else.
Great video. You did forget to add the extra layer of carpet on the top of the bunks. 3 1/2 inches wide. Ez loader does a full wrap on all the bunks so that’s just how they do it. Your method is better.
I was thinking the live wells getting to full of water an the flow not bubbling like it should be but I was looking to put these on the boat to try to help keep fish alive
