Anyone know why Mercury continues to use these steel trim pump brackets that do nothing but fall apart and make a mess of the bilge? I big FU to Mercury and the builder of this boat for not using the stainless ones.

Before Port


After Starboard

Painted steel is cheaper.

I agree thou. Mine were rusted to from getting wet. Made new ones from SS then painted, that mounted to the transom for a cleaner look. Made left and right mounts to put the solenoids on the outside.

Why did you use AC colored wiring?

I didn't do the wiring that is how it came, I have 4 pumps and they are all the same

AC= Black (120VAC line)
DC= Black (12VDC neg)

As long as some unsuspecting sole on down the line doesn't see that B/W/G cable and automatically connect the black to 120VAC.

Just posting this for those that deal with boats that have both AC and DC circuits. That black wire can get you in trouble.

I have encountered 3-wire AC cable in 12v rigging as well. In my case, it was used for a bilge pump. While it's handy (and tempting), it's against ABYC standards. In the case of trim pumps, both Mercury and Volvo Penta offer a red/blue/green wire bundle wrapped inside a mesh sleeve.

Anyway: +1 on the non-stainless bracket. WTF!!! Nice job, pstorti.

It looks like that's how they came from Mercury, the way I see it if someone tries to hook a trim pump up to a 120V circuit in a boat they probably should be paying someone else to do the work for them!

The only rust stains in the bilge were from those brackets, looks better now.

Yup, but on the same note...
Kinda just as much as anyone/company who uses AC wiring for DC circuits shouldn't be rigging boats either.

My post was only meant as a clarification on AC/DC wiring difference and the black wire confusion it can cause, not to dis you.

When you have a boat with shore power and have both AC and DC wires within a common location, such as the power panel, you'd appreciate the correct wiring being used.

Back on subject, just the ability to avoid the rust stains is a big plus. Looks good

stainless is nice, would be nice to have solenoids moved up top into streamline, spacesaving package. side note: you should verify presence and voltage before working on electrical equipment, color coding shifts with intended usage.