FYI for bellows

[claycts]

If you store the boat in our out of the water, put the foot all the way down. Your bellows will love you for it. An OLD (70+) Merc man told me that.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: FYI for bellows

He is right, thats the way they were made, takes the stress off them.

 

[Mischief Managed]

Re: FYI for bellows

Not to be argumentive but... If your bellows is so stiff that leaving it flexed with the drive up would cause issues, it's probably time for a new one. Seems to me, it's going to get stiff either way.

That said, I store mine in the down position because it seems like the right thing to do. Not convinced it'll last longer that way but...

 

[180shabah]

Re: FYI for bellows

Storing down does something even more important. It doesen't let water collect in your lower unit. No water = no cracking.