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Under the mercury parts catalog for my sn, it shows a bunch of trim parts (power trim kit, trim tab, trim switch kit, etc...). I only have one button for up and down.
I have a 60hp Bigfoot on a 18' 96 crest pontoon. It trims and stays trimmed at no wake speeds, but not on high speed (goes all the way down). I read that this might be normal? How do you adjust plane if that is the case? How can I test to see if my trim is working as expected? It sure feels...
Never. New and first time boat owner had it for 5 days, then IAN hit and boat was upside down on 2 houses. Thanks for the tips I will youtube for a how to change out the trim fluid and do that as first step. I didnt even know there was a trim fluid lol. Thanks again.
Interesting that I do notice yesterday that it will trim up a bit at higher speeds but then it is falling back down on its own. Almost like the water pressure is stronger than the trim motor.
Ok so I did another test and I read 14.5 volts when running at medium speed on water. So I think that problem is solved. And nothing is dying at low speeds and trimming. I did replace the quick connect valve on the gas tank with a non quick connect. Only remaining problems that I know of are...
I will check the voltage when turning key and turning over as soon as I get a second set of hands. I did jumper wire from battery positive and negative directly to the motor. Also replaced the stator. Still same problem. So I should take out the control, put a jumper wire from the trim up...
I have a 2006 60hp Mercury 1C040294. When not running the battery showed 12.9v, when running the battery showed 12.7v. I have not charged battery and have run then boat maybe 12 times since October with 4 led lights and depth only hawkeye meter. I did replace the regulator a few days back and it...
