My trim unit took a crap over the weekend!!

wilson750

Petty Officer 1st Class
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Well I had the boat out over the weekend, I have a 87 merc 115, The trim unit has had problems with it.. It stoped again..Now it is stuck down..I had to leave it in the slip with it in the water!! How bad is that? I am going to be pulling it out to put a new pump in..But might not do it for a week or soo..

Also i was thinking of doing the pump down at the shore so i dont have to bring it home, I was thinking of takeing the trailer down and putting it on there and using a portable lift..Does anyone know of a lift i can rent from a place that would fit in a back of a truck soo i can pull the motor off to put the pump on!!
 

Joe_the_boatman

Chief Petty Officer
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Re: My trim unit took a crap over the weekend!!

Don't know about the 115's, but with my 60, I don't need to pull the motor to replace the pump.

Also, if you have a trailer, why not
1) disconnect the cylinders keeping the motor in the down position,
2) then lift the motor upright and support it there, and finally
3) trailer it home to work on it?
 
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