Boat won't go straight...help
#21
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Don't you think it would be harder on the drive if your screw was hitting rocks or trying to turn in the mud. U-joints are cheap, drives are not. Trim it up, idle only.
#23
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I idle all the time with my drive all the way up. I beach the boat a lot and its either this or I stick it in the mud and end up sucking sand into the water pump. I only do it when necessary (shallow water) and drop it back down as soon as possible. I have never had any drive problems and I have been doing this for years, but only with stock motors and drives. It can't be that bad.
#24
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I idle all the time with my drive all the way up. I beach the boat a lot and its either this or I stick it in the mud and end up sucking sand into the water pump. I only do it when necessary (shallow water) and drop it back down as soon as possible. I have never had any drive problems and I have been doing this for years, but only with stock motors and drives. It can't be that bad.