Tilt/trim worth it?

[float2]

Couldn't imagine not having tilt/trim on my old I/O. What would it be like to not have tt on a 55 Evinrude O/B? For some reason I can't see myself hanging on the back of the boat and keep from going in the drink while trying to tilt a several hundred pound outboard while the boat is bobbing up and down in the chop. Can anyone tell me I'm not looking at this scenario correctly?

 

[arks]

Re: Tilt/trim worth it?

My first boat had an 85 Johnson with no T/T (1976). What a PITA.
Good thing I was young back then.
Would like to have it on my 25 'Rude but it's not in the budget, and I can handle this one pretty well.

 

[float2]

Re: Tilt/trim worth it?

Thats what I was thinking. My luck if I didn't pull a back muscle I'd fall into the water or something while manually tilting it up, lol.

 

[reddogg]

Re: Tilt/trim worth it?

I've never had a boat without it, couldn't imagine having to do it manually.

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