Unfortanately i have a polarkraft 1448 boat and it has the dumb sunk down transom...decent boat...rather have a flat bottom than the mod v...cant swim shaft into boat...any one have the same problem and how did u strap the handle down...had 2 straps break just wondering for ideas...went to see about a trade on an alumacraft and i guess they are like gold because they want 1800 for bare boat and only give me 1000 for my boat and johson motor....

sorry cant swing the shaft into the boat because of the uneven transom

When I had a long tail on my old boat. I put an eyebolt in a rib on the floor and used a turn buckle. worked great

When I had a long tail, mine had a bracket coming from the trailer to hold up the shaft that just had quick connects to take on and off...

EVen though my 27 MB LT has the swivel feature, I still trailer it the old way. GD's manual recommended a rope tieing down the handle, the rope stretching across the gunwales just like your regular boat strap. I use two bungees to a couple of metal clamps that are screwed into the rear pods; I also use another two bungees on the handle and these have clip ends that are positioned in a gap between the welded in rear floor and supporting ribs. The "failsafe" is the boat strap. I also have a bright red flag on the prop assy. and reflective tape on the rear of the boat guides. Some guys add a removable clip light to the prop assy. I just drive extra careful and use my emergency lights when vehicles approach from behind in the early morning hours.

Use a strap as your primary and a rope with a carabiner to a shackle on a floor rib as your back up. Two tie downs = peace of mind.

Because of my blind, I had to make a vee block then run the rachet strap around the seat on either side of the block and wrap around the handle. The motor is held tight and dont move.

get a bigger strap