Once the boat is parked PUT THE DRIVE DOWN!!!
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Once the boat is parked PUT THE DRIVE DOWN!!!
every spring, every forum...millions of posts "I can't make my drive go down...HELP!!!" here is your help. put it down for the winter. the trim rams have mucho pressure to raise drive. not much to lower. and it isn't just the rams sticking, it is the boots, u-joints and shift cables.
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My mechenic/marina removes the drive and stores it inside for the winter. In the spring, allingment is checked and drive re-installed. Seems to work well as I have never had a problem.
Padraig
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Last edited by Padraig; 09-23-2015 at 09:21 AM.
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Its also two fold for the guys up north....when you store with the drive up and the prop uncovered in the snow you collect snow/sleet/rain in the hub and lower unit.....if you have it full and it freezes you run the risk of splitting the drive! Having the drive down lets all of that run out and you have less problems....Also the bellows boot is less likely to crack during the winter when its down....
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Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy horsepower. And I've never seen a sad person hauling a$$!
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You guys are bumming me out with all this "storage" talk!!! Ahhhhh!