Lock In Reverse?

[CADILLAC JOE]

Hello All, I Have 89 Bayliner And Im New To Boating And Found This Site, Hopefully U Guys Can Get My Boat Game Up...lol I Have A Manuel Tilt And It Has A Bar To Ingage It, Now It Locks When I Lift The Propeller Up And I Asume U Use That For Travel.. Right? And Since It Locks When Its Up Dose It Lock Down As Well? When I Had It In Water And Tried It In Reverse The Motor Would Bob Up And Down Is That Normal?please Help Me Before I Ruin My Boat!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NYBo]

Re: Lock In Reverse?

Welcome!

If you are talking about the wide sort of U-shaped stainless steel rod, yes, that's the trailering bracket.

There is also a reverse lock that is engaged via a knob on the transom bracket. I can't remember which way engages it and I don't have my manual at the moment. You should NOT operate in reverse above idle speed without the lock engaged.

 

[Frank Acampora]

Re: Lock In Reverse?

NO! NO! NO! If you are talking about the slotted flat plate on the side that drops and locks the engine tilted fully up, DO NOT USE THAT TO TRAILER. You will shear-off one or both of the bolts. It is way too weak to trailer with. The engine WILL drop and do damage.

There was a 1/2 inch steel rod bent into a "U" shape about 5 inches deep and as wide as the transom clamps are spaced, that you slide into the tilt pin holes to trailer the engine.

Underneath the nose of the engine there should be a lever that turns both directions. Attached to the lever and rod should be a thin (less than 1/8 diam.) steel rod that goes down to the pivoting plate. This plate drops down over the tilt pin and locks the engine for reverse operation when you move the lever.

 

[NYBo]

Re: Lock In Reverse?

There was a 1/2 inch steel rod bent into a "U" shape about 5 inches deep and as wide as the transom clamps are spaced, that you slide into the tilt pin holes to trailer the engine.

Yep, that's what I was trying to describe. The bar that automatically holds the motor up is NOT what you want to use for trailering, like Frank said.

 

[CADILLAC JOE]

Re: Lock In Reverse?

thanks im glad i found out, thats not the proper way for travel i was messing with it and got it to lock while in up position with u bar...thanks alot coulda lost a propeller on that one...