Trim In Pin - Mercury 200 OptiMax Manual

OUTBOARD INSTALLATION

Trim In Pin

Operating the boat at high speeds with the outboard trimmed too
far under can create excessive bow steer, resulting in the
operator losing control of the boat. Install the trim limit pin in a
position that prevents excessive trim under and operate the boat
in a safe manner.
Some boats, particularly some bass boats, are built with a greater
than normal transom angle, which will allow the outboard to be
trimmed further in or under. This greater trim under capability is
desirable to improve acceleration, reduce the angle and time spent
in a bow high boat during planing off, and in some cases, may be
necessary to plane off a boat with aft live wells, given the variety
of available propellers and height range of engine installations.
However, once on plane, the engine should be trimmed to a more
intermediate position to avoid a bow‑down planing condition called
plowing. Plowing can cause bow steering or over steering and
inefficiently consumes horsepower.
a - Tilt pin (not included with engine)
Stainless Steel Tilt Pin
WARNING
!
Limits the down trim angle of the
power trim equipped engines, or
aids in determining the trim out
angle on non‑power trim engines.
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