thinking about putting ptt on an old merc

[jason011]

i have an old 80hp merc ( 70's ) i was thinking about putting ptt on it..... can anyone give me a little info on which ones will work?? it has the old band style oval hood cowling on it and says merc 800 on the side of it thanks for any help

 

[kungpaoshizi]

Re: thinking about putting ptt on an old merc

Google 'cmc power tilt trim'
That's what the PO put on the boat I got from him.. it's the tower of power in my sig.. seems to work just fine

 

[Chris1956]

Re: thinking about putting ptt on an old merc

Depending on the year of the motor, Merc made several different kinds of PTT. What is the serial number?

 

[Moody Blue]

Re: thinking about putting ptt on an old merc

I've got a 1971 Merc 800 that I put PTT on a few years ago. Installation is relatively easy, but locating a good working system is much harder. The system that I installed was the Merc unit that has two hydraulic cylinders (in place of the existing shocks) and the pump/reservoir mounting in the boat. The cylinders are connected to the pump/reservoir via 4 hoses.

 

[jason011]

Re: thinking about putting ptt on an old merc

thanks alot, im looking at going with a factory type setup i dont want to put one of those cmc units on it