Force 5 hp tilt lock?

[tod701]

I recently acquired a Force 5 HP (about 1989) and it does not appear to have anything to hold it up it up in the tilted position.
Is it missing some key part or am I just a clueless newbie?

 

[wickware]

Post parts diagram or post good close pictures from the area where the motor is clamped to boat. Item 66 on the diagram attached might be the pin/rod needed. Post a pic of your motor in that general area.

 

[wickware]

I tried to enlarge and edit but the preview is not showing it larger

 

[jerryjerry05]

Wick, the parts diagram you posted looks like a later Mercury.
​It shows a bunch of stuff the 89 5hp doesn't have.
The 5 appears to NOT have a tilt lock.
It does have a pin that is used in positioning the motor up some and a lock for the pin.

Find a parts diagram for an 89 5hp. boatsdotnet has a good pic.

 

[tod701]

Thanks for the replies.
Now I need to get busy and design something a little better than the wood 2x2 that the previous owner was using.

 

[wickware]

Brackets from Etc. Hardware to make a folding Sawhorse. Fitted above your plastic 55 Gal Drum cut down to height needed. I added a drain valve close to the bottom to connect my water hose to drain.

Show the bracket area that clamps to the boat and I feel someone will share how to tilt it.