Fastening Security Line; Tilt Pin Adjustment; Setting The Operating Angle Of Your Outboard 1D-4 - Mercury 5 SERIES Service Manual

OUTBOARD MOTOR INSTALLATION

Fastening Security Line

If the length of security line being used is long enough to allow the outboard to dis-
engage off the boat transom but is too short to not allow the outboard to submerge
behind the boat and stop running, the outboard could continue running and propel
itself back into the boat with the propeller rotating under power. This exposes the
occupants to serious injury or death.
The primary purpose for installing a security line is to prevent loss of the outboard if the out-
board becomes detached from the boat transom.
An effective security line should be of a working strength of at least five times the weight of
the outboard.
The security line should be attached between the boat and outboard following one of these
steps.
Step 1. The length of the security line should be short enough and affixed in a manner to
prevent the outboard from rising up and disengaging off the boat transom.
Step 2. The length of the security line should be long enough and affixed in a manner to per-
mit a detached outboard to submerge completely behind the boat and stop running but not
too short that could allow the outboard to continue running and propel itself back into the
boat.

Tilt Pin Adjustment

Setting The Operating Angle Of Your Outboard
1. The vertical operating angle of your outboard is adjusted by changing the position of the
tilt pin in the adjustment holes provided. Proper adjustment allows the boat to run stable,
achieve optimum performance, and minimize steering effort.
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2. The tilt pin should be adjusted so the outboard is positioned to run perpendicular to the
water when the boat is running at full speed. This allows the boat to be driven parallel
to the water.
3. Arrange passengers and load in the boat so the weight is distributed evenly.
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90-857138R1 MAY 2000