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Default Power Trim/Tilt Leaks into Hull

On Aug 6, 11:40*am, "Mike Slater" wrote:
It's my neighbors boat so I don't know all the specs, but its a V8 with an
outdrive. *The power trim keeps leaking into the rear transom area until the
fluid reservoir is dry. *The question is: Will it damage the power trim unit
to run the boat as is? *We don't really need to use the trim & tilt the
remainder of the season. *Don't want to burn anything up by being low on
fluid. *Thanks.


As logn as enough fluid stays in the cylinders to hold the outdrive in
a fairly neutral position then it doesn't matter if the rest of the
system leaks down. I'm guessing it stays in the water?