When I bought this used 520c with a 250 SHO, the older/first version, it had some mickey mouse block device for a "motor toter". I had to stop at BPS on the way home to buy a 'motor mate', it was flopping so bad with that device.

I had the motor mate on my 225 Yammie with no issues for more than a decade, except the occasional lost tip which they've been replacing for me under warranty.

I'm on my 4th new motor mate($200 ea) on the SHO and this one has only been on there a few weeks and the rubber tips cracked and one side came loose and bent the bracket. When the bracket bends, I buy a new one. I've contacted MM about this many times for last 3-4 years and discussed. They tell me their redesigning, but nothing coming. I guess the market is small and the newer outboard is lighter.

I had the T&T rebuilt this winter and it seems mates wear and tear has gotten worse since. Maybe there was more "give" when the worn T&T unit was on it?

I haven't seen anything as good as the motor mate after decades of buying transom savers. So I like the concept, but it's not going in the right direction.

It's also got an Atlas hydraulic jack plate so the motor is hanging back way past the trailer. I'm working on a new re-design myself, I understand(engineer) where the issues and failures are, but won't be complete and then there's always time to test/debug it. I'm expecting to go north this summer and it's 23-2500 miles of trailering so want to be well along with a solution.

Any suggestions or similar experiences?

No personal experience, but the DD26 Mean Mount has a lot of advocates.

No personal experience, but the DD26 Mean Mount has a lot of advocates.

Thanks.

I just checked this out and it's $229+ and requires $130+ of steering locks to prevent the side to side flop, I wrote about with the similar style worthless one that came with it. An old style transom saver is a lot cheaper option but "pita" to remove and stow. I'm supposed to be older and wiser at my age...

The motor mate is wider and connects on the acorn nuts on the lower unit and externally to the motor mount and prevents side to side.

I'm narrowing in on a bracket solution but will take some fabrication.

But thanks for any continued suggestions and leads to off the shelf options.