"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 8/1/13 9:28 AM, Eisboch wrote:


I agree. When I first got into boating I tried to rely on the
displayed
drive trim setting but soon realized it was only a general reference
and
after a while I never bothered to even look at it.



I don't recall having a trim gauge on any of my outboard boats prior
to
my two Parkers.

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Me either on outboards, except for on a couple of newer ones. The
tried and true method of adjusting the trim for max RPM for a given
throttle setting always seemed to work fine. The throttle setting was
obviously dependent on sea state, so the trim setting also varied.

On the two I/Os I had the trim was useful in making sure the leg was
fully up when retrieving the boat at the launch, but that was about
it. Oh, it was also useful in troubleshooting a problem on the old
Century I had. A leak in the hydraulics would allow the leg to
slowly be pushed back down, once adjusted and the damn boat would
start to bow steer. Not fun at higher speeds.