Homemade trim tilt

richep

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Sep 24, 2004
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I have a 14' fishing boat with an 18 hp Merc and i was given a hydraulic unit that ran a tilt/ trim setup. Has anyone made their own lift setup? The unit is 12 vdc. Could I make own brackets and add cylinder?
 

Keith Buchanan

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Re: Homemade trim tilt

I wouldn't reckon so but you could very easily sell the thing, the guy that gave you it obviously didn't know what they fetch.
 

JasonJ

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Re: Homemade trim tilt

Theoretically you can, but you would have to do a lot of calculations to get the right positioning of the ram and to get the right length of ram. On a motor that small, I think it could be done. What you can do is build a bracket like the CMC aftermarket tilt/trim setup. You could even reverse engineer a CMC unit if you could see one in person and get measurements, but I never said to do that if anyone asks :) . I had considered building a setup for my Merc 1250, but have since just decided I would get a setup for the inline six if the right deal comes along. Good luck, and if you are successful, post details.
 
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