My last three boats have not had a trailer limit switch. Just trim. Two Velocity and a Regal/Velocity. Don't know why you would need one.

Padraig

A boat i work on, if you lift drive too high it will hit the molded in swim platform.

SB,

I’ve seen this a couple times. The main reason for a limit switch, in my opinion, is to prevent putting the U-joint in too much of a bind while underway. Personally, on about every boat I’ve ever been on, you run out of prop before you hit the limit switch, but it’s still good to have that stop in place.

We need to get the trim indicator set properly. There’s a number of checklist items he still needs to do, and that’s one of them. When we get that done, we can trim it up to the 23-1/2” inch (or whatever it is) and make a note of that point on the trim indicator. That will have to do for now.

Thanks. Brad.

the only boat of mine that had that limit switch was a 22 checkmate about 20 years ago. I believe it’s typical only on smaller single engine boats. Anything that’s over 30ft with twins won’t have that switch. As far as the speed, I don’t think he’s too far off. Just need to get that indicator working and get it trimmed properly and he will find that extra rpm.

JBraun,

I just wonder about the lifting properties of the Bravo prop. I remember picking up 9MPH in our Rinker 236SC, going from a Bravo22 to a Mirage-esque 23, because it changed the attitude of the boat.

Thanks. Brad.

My old four winns liberator had the trim switch right where my thumb naturally wanted to be, and I once trimmed to the moon without realizing I was even hitting the trim switch. The u joints didnt explode but I had to replace them as they started making some not so good noises after that. The boat had the trailer button but it was bypassed so you could trim all the way up with the normal button. A working trim switch + trailer switch would have saved my u joints. I will also say this was pretty early on in my boating career and probably wouldn't make the same mistake now.

I had a 2001 280 ZT with the 502 MPI. I ran a 23P Mirage plus. I was getting 64 on GPS right around 5K RPM's