Steering Friction Adjustment - Tiller Handle Models; Trim Tab Adjustment - Mercury Sea Pro User Manual

Steering Friction Adjustment - Tiller Handle Models

Avoid possible serious injury or death from loss of boat control. Maintain sufficient steering friction to prevent
the outboard from steering into a full turn if the tiller handle or steering wheel is released.
Adjust this lever to achieve the desired steering friction (drag) on the tiller handle.
a - Tighten friction

Trim Tab Adjustment

Propeller steering torque will cause your boat to pull in one direction. This steering torque is a normal result from
your outboard not trimmed with the propeller shaft parallel to the water surface. The trim tab can help to compensate
for this steering torque in many cases and can be adjusted within limits to reduce any unequal steering effort.
NOTE: Trim tab adjustment will have little effect reducing steering torque if the outboard is installed with the
anti-ventilation plate approximately 50 mm (2 in.) or more above the boat bottom.
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b - Loosen friction
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