Thanks Jim.

Do you use the "Trailer" button to bring the outdrive all the way up or
just the trim?

Sorry for the ignorance, but do you mean the anodes on the trim tab?
I'm a technician sort of person so is it a do-it-yourself sort of
thing?

Actually, the "UP" on my trim has been a little flakey the past couple
of weeks. The "Trailer" works fine to bring it up. I figured it was the
switch in the handle and was going to wait for end-of-season to open up
the handle. Could it be the trim tab anode is corroded?

BTW. I'm talking all freshwater.

Thanks.


Make sure your anodes are in good condition.

After a day of use and docking the boat I trim my outdrive to the maximum up
position to get as much of it out of the water as I can. Just make sure to
trim it down when you go back to the boat and start the engine.

Nothing more that you can do before pulling the boat out of the water for
the season and winterizing the engine and outdrive.

If you keep the boat in the water for more than a month or so make sure you
bottom paint it. You may even want to consider epoxy barrier coating the
bottom to prevent blisters. It is not hard to do, just tedious and messy.
After 4 coats of the epoxy coat you can apply one or two coats of bottom
paint. A word of caution. This will slow your boat down at least 5 mph
at WOT due to the additional friction. ;-)