Go up to the adults only sticky at the top of the forum and download service manual #14. There is a section on troubleshooting the hydraulic system. You will need the gauge unit for testing pressures for the down system.
Could also be the trim cylinders binding. This a salt water boat that spends a lot of time in the water?
Gotcha. I have it and will look through it.. Looks like as per page 509 we are in for that pressure test. Not sure where we could locate a gauge though.. any suggestions? Ebay says none, and boy is it no fun buying a single serving tool!
This is a salt water boat that lives its life on a lift in front of an open bay. Not sure about the previous owners though.. they may have kept her in the water.
Is there a way to isolate whether or not the problem is the trim cylinder binding without sourcing a pressure gauge and going through the pump test process?
We are leaning to the cylinder binding, but it would be nice to have some kind of test..
