I bought a 1985 renken 950 18ft with a 3.0 L 4cylinder motor and mercruiser lower unit. Never operated anything more complicated than a canoe on water, so yeah I'm a newbie. Had it on the water twice now and the motor runs great!
One major problem, the lower unit will not raise out of the water when I am ready to pull out with the truck. I always tie it off and shut it down to go get my truck, when I come back it wont work. More specifically, there are 2 switches to lower/raise the unit. One on a toggle on the dash, and one on the joystick thing that controls the throttle. On both of them they will still try to lower and operate properly, but not raise at all (no clicks or anything!) This only happens after some time of operating and when first put in the water and in my driveway, they always work. After some time of playing with the switches, they do work and I am able to leave the lake (5-15 minutes) I have checked for loose connections and see none..
Please help me!
Please also point me to the proper good service manual for my application.
One major problem, the lower unit will not raise out of the water when I am ready to pull out with the truck. I always tie it off and shut it down to go get my truck, when I come back it wont work. More specifically, there are 2 switches to lower/raise the unit. One on a toggle on the dash, and one on the joystick thing that controls the throttle. On both of them they will still try to lower and operate properly, but not raise at all (no clicks or anything!) This only happens after some time of operating and when first put in the water and in my driveway, they always work. After some time of playing with the switches, they do work and I am able to leave the lake (5-15 minutes) I have checked for loose connections and see none..
Please help me!
Please also point me to the proper good service manual for my application.
