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Motor Support - BSF - 03-16-2014
My Tracker V16 has a 40 HP Mercury on it. The motor bracket has a flip up motor support lever (see pictures). My question is, is this indended to support the motor while towing the boat? And will it give sufficiant support on a bumpy road?
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Re: [BSF] Motor Support - curt69 - 03-16-2014
They make a bracket that supports the lower end of the motor to the trailer frame . The small bracket on the motor is not designed to hold up the motor during towing . On ebay , type in transom support bracket . There are several to choose from .
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Re: [curt69] Motor Support - curt69 - 03-17-2014
Overton's has this bracket on sale for $24.00 .
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Re: [curt69] Motor Support - BSF - 03-17-2014
Thanks Curt69,
I will take a look on Overton's site.
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Re: [BSF] Motor Support - Kent - 03-24-2014
Even if it provided sufficient support the weight of the entire motor would be on the transom of the boat -- not good. I had a boat that the transom always supported the weight of the outboard and the transom began to bow. With the design of my trailer I really didn't have a choice.
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Re: [kentofnsl] Motor Support - BSF - 03-24-2014
I bought a Transom Saver at Sportsmans to help support the motor.
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