There have been some threads about the value of transom savers in general.
At the risk of repeating myself, I use a transom saver to protect my outboard’s PT&T, not to protect the transom.
I previously had a traditional transom saver and my worst nightmare happened. While going down the hi-way, the end that connect to the trailer came loose and was dragging along the pavement from the bungie wrapped around the outboard lower unit. The connecting end was toast from being ground away by the pavement. I was very lucky nothing bad happened to the outboard. I would not have even known it was happening if a passing motorist hadn’t waved for me to pull over.
Anyway, I tossed the transom saver. I now use one of the wedge style supports, and haven't looked back. One brand/style called Lock N Stow is previewed on the TB Home Page. The one I use is M-Y Wedge. There are many others.
So, the point to my rather wordy post is maybe consider a home built wedge style instead of the traditional strut to the trailer frame.
Edit -- PS: I agree that redneck transom saver looks pretty good. At first I thought the arms were PVC, which actually might not be such a bad thing considering my experience. LOL.
