When I trailer my boat, the motor tilts to one side or the other. This puts alot of pressure from the transom saver against the side of the motor casing. Will this hurt the motor casing, and is there a way to keep the motor strait? Any help?
Most outboards have a tensioner nut or screw that can be tightened to keep them from turning too easily.
Bullwhip,
I use a bungy cord to hold my steering wheel in place…that way the motor doesn’t flip flop back and forth. Usually just wrap it around the wheel a few times and it holds it in place….Might try that. 
I use to use the bunggy cord trick, it always worked well. On my new crestliner I had them eqip it with the anti-feedback option. You cant make the motor turn unless you turn the steering wheel. works great and while trolling or running, the motor will not move off course. No more bungy 
Guys,
I have been using the my-wedge for over a year now and have not had any fatigue or extra wear on the transom of the boat. I will admit, I was skeptical at first but this thing really works. It does not stop the motor from tilting, but it does not put any additional stress if its tilted one way or the other. After a years useage, this product is in excellent shape and the motor has been inspected for stresses or fatigued areas and have found no signs.
Its about $30.00 and obviously stows away very easily in any glove box or storage system you have in the boat or truck.
ok, thx for the help fellas.
On some of my boats I do the steering wheel thing, but on others I tie a rope to the tie-down loop on the port side, wrap the rope around the cavitation plate (or the stingray fin when there is one) and then run the rope through the tiedown loop on the starboard side and tighten the whole thing up with a trucker’s hitch. This puts less strain on the steering linkage than bungeeing the steering wheel, and it works on tiller motors too. This takes about the same amount of time as the bungee, but it takes a modicum of know-how. This also removes any chance of the lower unit bouncing off the transom saver. Regarding the other style of transom saver mentioned in the link – I would hesitate for some types of transoms to go that route. Depends on your trailer usage and the strength of your transom. If you are talking a light aluminum jon boat – better go with the regular transom saver.
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