90-826148R2 MARCH 1997 IMPORTANT INFORMATION - 1D-13
PLACING TILT PIN IN UPPER HOLES CAN:
1. Lift the bow out of the water.
2. Generally increase top speed.
3. Increase clearance over submerged objects or a
shallow bottom.
4. Increasesteeringtorqueorpulltotheleftatanor-
malinstallationheight(withthenormalrighthand
rotation propeller).
5. In excess, cause boat “porpoising” (bouncing) or
propeller ventilation.
Trim Tab Adjustment
Propeller steering torque will cause your boat to pull
inonedirection.Thissteeringtorqueisanormalthing
thatresults fromyour outboardnot beingtrimmedso
the propeller shaft is parallel to the water surface.
Thetrim tabcan helptocompensate for thissteering
torqueinmanycasesandcan beadjustedwithinlim-
its to reduce any unequal steering effort.
NOTE: Trim tab adjustment will have little effect re-
ducingsteeringtorqueiftheoutboardisinstalledwith
the anti-ventilation plate approximately 2 inches (50
mm) or more above the boat bottom.
MODELS WITHOUT POWER TRIM
Operate your boat at normalcruising speed trimmed
to desired position by installing the “tilt pin” in the de-
sired tilt pin hole. Turn your boat left and right and
note the direction the boat turns more easily.
If adjustment is necessary, loosen trim tab bolt and
make small adjustments at a time. If the boat turns
more easily to the left, move the trailing edge of trim
tabtotheleft.Iftheboat turnsmoreeasilytotheright
movethe trailingedge of trimtab to the right. Retigh-
ten bolt and retest.
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