My thoughts on a transom saver is that it transfers the bouncing weight from the transom to the lower unit, not good. The torque that is placed on the transom by the outboard when used in the water might be more than the bouncing that occurs while trailering. With the transom saver you have...
Have the same boat, just a 1985 with a 91 30 hp Evinrude for power. Pulled everything out and used aluminum stock gunwale to gunwale riveted to the top of the ribs. Put the same layout back in, I stand on the bench seats to flyfish. I've used the boat in the ocean for stripers and Lake...
So I'm trying to find info on a 1985 Starcraft 1616t but nothing comes up in searches. Does anyone know anything about this model or have info on it. Im doing a full restore on the boat and would like as much info as possible before I reassemble it. Thanks