On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 15:52:51 -0700 (PDT), "Robert M. Gary"
wrote:

What happens if the trim fails in the water. You couldn't pull the
boat out of the water without hitting the prop, right? How would you
get it out of the water?

That's a good question.

The best way is to disconnect the trim ram and lift the outdrive up.
I've done this on outboard units when I've had trim motor problems.

You might have enough clearance with the boat on the trailer to pull
it up without having to disconnect the trim hydraulic ram - that might
be something to check next time you are at the ramp - that way you
would know.

However, other than disconnecting the ram, I can't think of a way to
do it if the drive is going to bump along the ramp.