does anyone know where I can aquire a trailer lock bar for a 94 force 120?

wildvortex

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I bought this boat and it does not have the bar. I can not seem to find it anywhere.
 

Mark42

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Re: does anyone know where I can aquire a trailer lock bar for a 94 force 120?

Ebay has them from time to time. I know of no retailer that carries them.
 

wildvortex

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Re: does anyone know where I can aquire a trailer lock bar for a 94 force 120?

Thank you, I saw a picture of what one looks like so I decided after no luck finding one to just go ahead and make my own. anything is better than the outboard bouncing up and down pressurizing the trim system until it fails.
 

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Re: does anyone know where I can aquire a trailer lock bar for a 94 force 120?

I built this transom saver and feel they only work good when the motors and boats are boomed to the trailer. Otherwise, the trailer and boat are wearing each other and the motor will bounce off the transom saver. Road trips can be hard on a boat. It only took me a few 250 ? 300 mi trips to see the wear and needs vs being told. I probably boomed across the boat with a strap after the 1st trip. Later I realized the rear booms (2-3) were double safety toward the boat not shifting back. I saw my motor would bounce off the tilt bracket w/o being boomed period at local lakes. Finally, I realized the stress of the motor on a road trip needed to be on the trailer vs the transom.

Bottom Line! I learned to associate with boaters to learn more about the needs and safety. jow
 

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wildvortex

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Re: does anyone know where I can aquire a trailer lock bar for a 94 force 120?

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The common transom saver will not work with my trailer. The cross support is too far under the boat (see Picture). this is the trailer lock bar I made.
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I took the shape from what I saw ( not the best) in the owners manual.
 
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