Alpha 1 Gen 2 Trim Question

[Segwin]

When I raise the outdrive to the trailer position everything works as it should and you can hear the pump sound change pitch (lower sound) as it hits the limits. When I lower the unit all the way the pump sound never changes even though the outdrive is all the way down.

When I took the boat (2000 Capri 3.0) out the last time I was leaving the marina and gave it the gas to get up on plane. The engine would rev high like the propeller wasn't in the water and the boat would lose speed. This happened a few times so I thought that the outdrive was not staying in the down position. I pressed the down button to make sure the outdrive was down. While this took care of the problem and the boat ran fine the pump never did hit a lower sound pitch when the drive was in the full down position. I also suspect the hydraulic pressure is not holding in the down position. The unit will stay in the trailer position for ever so I don't think there are any problems with the rams. No trace of oil leaking in the water either.

Thanks in advance.

Terry

 

[dubs283]

if there is an issue with lack of pressure you would most likely see a leak, have low oil in the reservoir and the drive would not stay in the trailer position during storage

also, if there is an issue, operation the boat in FWD gear would force the drive to the down/in position due to physics, you would note the drive raising in REV due to the force "pulling" the drive up/out

is the fluid level full in the full down position, and is it also clean? (not milky)