SHALLOW WATER OPERATION

OPERATION

OUTBOARD MOTOR TRIMMED TOO LOW OUTBOARD MOTOR TRIMMED TOO HIGH

OUTBOARD MOTOR TRIMMED CORRECTLY

BOW TOO LOW DUE TO 1.LOAD IN THE FRONT 2.OUTBOARD MOTOR TRIMMED

TOO LOW

BOW TOO HIGH DUE TO 1.LOAD IN THE REAR 2.OUTBOARD MOTOR TRIMMED

TOO HIGH

If steering effort is not equal in both directions, adjust the trim tab to compensate for ‘‘torque steer,’’ which is the reaction of the outboard motor to propeller rotation.

Adjust the trim tab with the engine stopped. Loosen the bolt above the trim tab, turn the trim tab, and then tighten the bolt securely.

When the trim tab is correctly adjusted, steering effort will be equal in both directions.

TRIM TAB BOLT

TRIM TAB

Refer to TRIM TAB ADJUSTMENT on p. 60.

SHALLOW WATER OPERATION

When operating in shallow water, use the power trim/tilt switch (p. 50 – 51) to tilt the outboard motor so that the propeller and gear case won’t hit the bottom.

Proceed at low speed, and monitor water flow from the cooling system indicator (p. 32) to be sure the outboard motor is not tilted so high that the water intakes are out of the water.