Adding Tilt & trim to 1987 Force 85hp

Redline36

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Hello All,
Well I bought an OEM Force 2 wire Tilt and Trim unit for my boat. The unit did not come with a wiring harness so I am attempting to construct my own. From the info I could find on the Crowley marine schematics, I have the up & down switch, and the relays but I am not sure if I will also need solenoids or any thing else. If I do need other items I could use a little help on how to wire them in. Any help is always appreciated.
Thanks,
MikeG
 

RRitt

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Re: Adding Tilt & trim to 1987 Force 85hp

you are going to need sockets for relays to plug into. Those will cost as much as a used wiring harness off ebay, craigslist, etc. So just go to ebay and spring the $10 for a used harness.
 

john from md

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Re: Adding Tilt & trim to 1987 Force 85hp

Just a suggestion. For the size boat you have, it would be better to buy a set of smart tabs for $125 and sell the stuff you already bought on ebay. This will give you great performance and less headaches and additional weight that you don't need.

If you don't know about smart tabs, do a search here and on www.baylinerownersclub.org

Regards,

John
 
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