On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 22:30:55 -0700, "mgg" wrote:


"Yogi of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:05:47 -0700, "mgg" wrote:


"Wizard of Woodstock" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:19:39 -0500, Vic Smith
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:49:20 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:


But if you want to take a look, the trim button on those that did have
the trim button, it would be on the port side, just below the engine
cowl towards the front of the engine. Other than that, it has to be on
the engine control. If there isn't one there, you don't have trim and
tilt.

"Port side?"
Sounds like the Navy trained you well..

The Navy had nothing to do with it.

Unless you think that means right side.

Ha - very funny.

Right is multi-directional - port means left at all times.

But if I'm on the bow looking aft... isn't "port" to my right? What if I'm
in the middle of the boat looking toward the starboard side... wouldn't
port
then be behind me? ducking missle shot from the east

The port side is always the port side at any attitude - backwards,
forwards, sideways, upside down.

Right can be relative. For instance, if you are facing directly East,
you right is facing South. If you are facing North, your right is
facing East. In a boat, port is always on your left no matter where
the boat is pointing.

I wuz just joshin'. However, your last sentence is incorrect , isn't it? In
a boat, port is always to the left as viewed from the stern. If viewed from
the bow, port is on the right. Isn't that true? How about the red light is
the port side, and the green light is the starboard side? :-

If viewed from the bow towards the stern, the port side is still the
port side and the starboard side is still the starboard side - that
doesn't change.