On 9/21/13 12:55 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:36:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" nowayalso.jose.com
wrote:



"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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On 9/20/13 11:57 AM, wrote:
On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 09:33:11 -0400, "F.O.A.D."
wrote:



My Yamaha 225 and 150 outboards came with trim gauges built into
the
control display and the motor, so obviously Yamaha thinks they are
of
some importance.

It is trivial to add it to a LCD display. Command link has plenty of
Gee Whiz info on that display.


Yamaha disagrees with you, in importance. Go argue with Yamaha.

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Yeah, it says, "for these sea conditions, this trim sucks.".

My trim technique ... for small outboards and for 52 footers was the
same. I look at the bow angle, I look at the RPM and I look at the
speed over water. Adjust as necessary to optimize for sea conditions.
The trim gauge, (if equipped) meant nothing.


Bear in mind Don and I have small open boats. Harry had a Parker with
a low transom so he couldn't see his motor without standing up and
leaning over the hole.
From my normal helm position I can see the lower mounting bolts on the
bracket.
It is handy if you break a steering cable.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/steering%20trick.jpg


You should pour some of that beer on the backside of your steering wheel
to loosen the crud that seems stuck to it.

I always got a kick out of that "low transom" nonsense. The lowest part
of the transom on that Parker was 25"...the same depth or deeper than
many other boats its size, more than a few of which have only 20"
transoms. The ignorant jibes just further demonstrated the lack of
boating knowledge in this so-called "news group." The boats I had when I
was a kid running them all over Long Island Sound only had 15" transoms.

BTW, you resemble your brother, Ted Kaczynski, although you obviously
bathe a lot more often.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Kaczynski.jpg