Adjusting T Rim A Ngle F Or H Ydro T Ilt; Models; Adjusting B Oat T Rim - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Operation
To r aise t he b ow ( trim-out), p ress t he s witch
" ( up).
"
To l ower t he b ow ( trim-in), p ress t he s witch
" ( down).
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Make t est r uns w ith t he t rim s et t o d ifferent
angles t o f ind t he p osition t hat w orks b est f or
your b oat a nd o perating c onditions.
Adjusting t rim a ngle f or h ydro t ilt
models
WARNING
S top t he e ngine b efore a djusting t he
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trim a ngle.
B e s ure a ll p eople a re c lear o f t he o ut-
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board m otor w hen a djusting t he t rim
angle, a lso b e c areful n ot t o p inch a ny
body p arts b etween t he d rive u nit a nd
clamp b racket.
U se c aution w hen t rying a t rim p osition
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for t he f irst t ime. I ncrease s peed g radu-
ally a nd w atch f or a ny s igns o f i nstabil-
ity o r c ontrol p roblems. I mproper t rim
angle c an c ause l oss o f c ontrol.
Stop t he e ngine.
1.
Place t he t ilt l ock l ever i n t he r elease p o-
2.
sition.
Hold t he r ear o f t he t op c owling w ith o ne
3.
hand a nd t ilt t he e ngine t o t he d esired
angle.
Place t he t ilt l ock l ever b ack i nto t he l ock
4.
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position t o s upport t he e ngine.
To r aise t he b ow ( "trim-out"), t ilt t he e ngine
up.
To l ower t he b ow ( "trim-in"), t ilt t he e ngine
down.
Make t est r uns w ith t he t rim s et t o d ifferent
angles t o f ind t he p osition t hat w orks b est f or
your b oat a nd o perating c onditions.
Adjusting b oat t rim
When t he b oat i s o n p lane, a b ow-up a ttitude
results i n l ess d rag, g reater s tability a nd e ffi-
ciency. T his i s g enerally w hen t he k eel l ine o f
the b oat i s u p a bout 3 t o 5 d egrees. W ith t he
bow u p, t he b oat m ay h ave a g reater t enden-
cy t o s teer t o o ne s ide o r t he o ther. C ompen-
sate f or t his a s y ou s teer. W hen t he b ow o f
the b oat i s d own, i t i s e asier t o a ccelerate
from a s tanding s tart o nto p lane.
Bow U p
Too m uch t rim-out p uts t he b ow o f t he b oat
too h igh i n t he w ater. P erformance a nd e con-
omy a re d ecreased b ecause t he h ull o f t he
boat i s p ushing t he w ater a nd t here i s m ore
air d rag. E xcessive t rim-out c an a lso c ause
the p ropeller t o v entilate, w hich r educes p er-
formance f urther, a nd t he b oat m ay " por-
poise" ( hop i n t he w ater), w hich c ould t hrow
the o perator a nd p assengers o verboard.