colinger76
Cadet
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2012
- Messages
- 6
New here and would love some help figuring this out. Just bought a brand new boat with a 3.0 merc and alpha one. First trip out I noticed that the trim would only go up about 1/4 of what it was when the boat was on the trailer. I shut the motor down to park at the sand bar and I couldn't get into the shallow to dock because the trim wouldn't lift the motor far enough. I adjusted the trim level on the port side of the drive when I got it out of the water. I have a single button trim switch on the throttle lever. My question is what would cause this to happen on a brand new boat and have I done the right thing by making this adjustment? I believe I understand when and why to use the trim, I just don't understand enough to know if there may be a bigger problem that I am missing. Please help.
Thanks
Chad
Thanks
Chad