[Putershark]

I use the wedge also and think it works well enough. Another thing to consider though, transom stress happens from the boat bouncing on the trailer... So to help combat such,

• Take it easy when driving (smooth starts and stops) and stay out of the pot holes when possible.
• Use radial trailer tires and adjust your trailer TP for the weight of the boat on each tire and not your standard 50 psi cold many trailer tires are designed to be set at with X amount of weight on that "one" tire. What you are looking to do is cut down on some of the bounce, and punching tire up as hard as a rock and them get even harder as air expands from heat, can really make a boat bounce like a basketball as well as handle and track poorly if not careful.
• Make sure that the trailer tires are balanced just like your truck tires are... Thus helps smooth out the ride, track better, and put less stress on the axle bearings.
• When buying a trailer or having one rebuilt. Get out of the buck board era and drop the bouncing leaf spring technology. This and go with the torsion bar axle invented by Dr. Porsche The trailer many times will ride lower (less wind drag) and it allows the wheels to move indepent of each other. They also track better since hitting a bump on one side of the trailer, does not cause as much jump across entire axle which can upset the whole combo.
• All of this is great, but we also have to remember that you can thump a transom pretty hard when in the water also... Be mindful of cutting through wakes and waves. My knees though will usually tell me when I need to throttle back some