While starting to do a bit of work on the boat, I decided to see what I could do about the outdrive sitting so low to the ground. I hotwired the ignition, (I have a new cylinder purchased and on the way) and tested the various functions of the boat. Bilge pump, blower motor, lights, etc. I went to hit the trim and nothing. The light was on, on the trim controller, but I've spent too many years under dash of cars doing remote starts to know that doesn't mean anything. I checked for voltage behind the switch as well as voltage going out to the rear of the boat.
Traced the wires back to the boat and they lead into a plastic box located on the top of a cylinder. Those wires seemed solid and there were two more cables coming out. One cable has two conductors in it, leading to the motor. The other has two cables coming out of it, one leading to ground, the second leading no where. Aha! Found both ends of the melted and corroded supply wire, and redid the connection. Hit the switch and the outdrive dropped as it should! YES! Easy fix.....
I noticed the motor was loose, so I tightened it down nice and tight. I went to hit the switch to raise it back up and nothing. Argh! Retest voltage at the switch, yes, it's there. I unplugged the motor wires and reversed them. Remembering that the 'down' works, I hit the down with the wires reversed and the outdrive raised! Simple reverse polarity setup using two relays, resting at ground. Easy fix!
My questions are as follows:
1. In this box I'm guessing there are a few simple relays to safely accomodate the higher current requirements of the trim motor. Is there anything else in that box besides them? (they are waterproofed I'm sure) I'm thinking I can disassemble the box and either fix the faulty relay, or replace both of them and build a similar waterproof box for my new electric setup.
2. My outdrive being raised did not quite go up high enough to use the safety/trailering bar. Is this trim a motor that operates a worm drive of some sort or a hydraulic method of some sort? I'm not 100% positive of the bars location, as to what holes it is supposed to be in. Maybe I have it in too forward of a hole? It appears as though a bar runs into the boat, is that some sort of release from inside of the boat? I included pictures as always for reference.
This is showing how high the outdrive is in relation to the transom and it's range of motion. It's a Volvo 1983 280 with 125hp 4-cyl Volvo motor connected to it.
Traced the wires back to the boat and they lead into a plastic box located on the top of a cylinder. Those wires seemed solid and there were two more cables coming out. One cable has two conductors in it, leading to the motor. The other has two cables coming out of it, one leading to ground, the second leading no where. Aha! Found both ends of the melted and corroded supply wire, and redid the connection. Hit the switch and the outdrive dropped as it should! YES! Easy fix.....
I noticed the motor was loose, so I tightened it down nice and tight. I went to hit the switch to raise it back up and nothing. Argh! Retest voltage at the switch, yes, it's there. I unplugged the motor wires and reversed them. Remembering that the 'down' works, I hit the down with the wires reversed and the outdrive raised! Simple reverse polarity setup using two relays, resting at ground. Easy fix!
My questions are as follows:
1. In this box I'm guessing there are a few simple relays to safely accomodate the higher current requirements of the trim motor. Is there anything else in that box besides them? (they are waterproofed I'm sure) I'm thinking I can disassemble the box and either fix the faulty relay, or replace both of them and build a similar waterproof box for my new electric setup.
2. My outdrive being raised did not quite go up high enough to use the safety/trailering bar. Is this trim a motor that operates a worm drive of some sort or a hydraulic method of some sort? I'm not 100% positive of the bars location, as to what holes it is supposed to be in. Maybe I have it in too forward of a hole? It appears as though a bar runs into the boat, is that some sort of release from inside of the boat? I included pictures as always for reference.
This is showing how high the outdrive is in relation to the transom and it's range of motion. It's a Volvo 1983 280 with 125hp 4-cyl Volvo motor connected to it.
