any way to put trim or tilt on

[smallboatlover]

i have a 50 hp johnson and its a 1985. it has no trim or tilt you have to life it yourself and i don't really like that. is there any way i can rig somethign together for it to tilt up or is there a bracket or any thing i can use for it and how much would it cost roughly?

 

[madman2021]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

go check out cmc trim bracket. roughly $400. got one for my buddys 35hp evinrude. works great and gives the motor about a 4 inch offset from the transom for better planning and higher top speed.

 

[NYBo]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

You can get an aftermarket unit like this one, but it's very costly. I don't know if your motor was available with power T&T, but if it was you could try to find a blown motor with it and swap the mount. My 1981 Suzuki DT-50 had power T&T so I know some 50 HP motors have/had it.

 

[smallboatlover]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

ya if thats the price then i'm looking at pulling up the motor every time i can't afford that. and i don't feel like not buying my new toy for the boat in the spring. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wc...toreNum=10103&subdeptNum=10257&classNum=10258 i Have a fish finder on the boat now but i want this istead for the gps and all the nice features. i can't afford to put the trim and tilt bracket on mabey next year if i still have the boat.

 

[madman2021]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

then just keep an eye on craigslist or ebay for a factory trim n tilt. cost ya between 100-300 for a used one

 

[wire2]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

Contact Mike at OMCMERC in Page, AZ, 1-866-274-9196, tell him what you want to do. He keeps a LOT of used parts.

 

[JB]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

SBL, PLEASE stops posting engine questions here. This is for BOAT questions (not engine topics).

Moving this to Outboard non-repair.

 

[5150abf]

Re: any way to put trim or tilt on

Given the forces involved "rigging something up" isn't an option, you will ruin the boat/engine by doing this.

The only real option is the CMC as mentioned, it is designed to take all the stresses involved, you are dealing with hundreds and hundreds of pounds of pressure, A CMC is made from 1/2'' aluminum plate with 3/4'' stainless bolts and a 1'' hydraulic cylinder, super heavy duty.