"James" wrote in message
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I would still fix the trim gauge if it were mine. I like to know where my
outdrive is. I lower it slightly if I see some chop ahead. For maximum
ujoint life I believe it is recomended that you stay inside the inner set
of marks during extended crusing. Not sure when they went to ss wire as I
could have sworn mine was copper wire when I fixed it. The wire on mine
had corroded and broken off. It's been a few years but my recollection is
that I was able to disassemble and repair it. I know I didn't buy a
replacement. They can be a bit of a chore to replace because the wire goes
through the transom plate and the sending unit comes with new wire on it.
The connections to the wiring harness are inside the boat.


I agree with you ... if you can fix it. I don't know about the Volvo
outdrive or even the newer Mercs, but the one I had on an old Alpha was not
easy to fix. That was a scary boat at first. The trim cylinder lines
leaked and I didn't know it. I'd trim them out once on plane and they would
slowly loose pressure and the leg would come back in due to the prop thrust,
resulting in heavy duty bow steer at higher speeds. Fortunately, JiminFL
who was JiminMA at the time came to the rescue and fixed it.

Eisboch