Tilt/Trim won't work on new to me boat

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8 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Well, it depends on how your boat is loaded on that particular day.  Once you run flat out and adjust trim angle for the best ride you should leave it at that setting for the rest of the day and avoid touching the trim switch unless you move a heavy cooler around or do something else to alter your load placement. 

Where you can hurt yourself is by trying to get transom lift for running extremely shallow....which pushes the bow down.  Operating at a trim angle like that can cause you to "loose your posterior", literally.

That’s what I was trying to explain.   Adjust the trim up until the splash is reduced at the motor.  

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On 5/8/2019 at 9:22 PM, fishinwrench said:

Where you can hurt yourself is by trying to get transom lift for running extremely shallow....which pushes the bow down.  Operating at a trim angle like that can cause you to "loose your posterior", literally.

I got sidetracked and forgot about this.  Please explain if you would.  

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I got sidetracked and forgot about this.  Please explain if you would.  

Trim down fully and take a hard turn at speed, you'll see.  No further explanation will be necessary.   

Actually you probably have a trim limit pin that prevents you from trimming in completely.

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4 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Trim down fully and take a hard turn at speed, you'll see.  No further explanation will be necessary.   

Actually you probably have a trim limit pin that prevents you from trimming in completely.

I trim down fully and do donuts like a jet ski sometimes.😀

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Thanks everyone for chiming in! 

Lots of good info.

[dan hufferd]

On 5/8/2019 at 9:15 AM, kjackson said:

I'm kind of wondering if a jet needs a trim and tilt...I know the really big jets in the PNW have that function so the guides can trim the motors up and spray down their buddies, but on a 50?

That is what I was thinking. Maybe it is disabled due to it being a jet.