Watched many boat videos how to adjust motor trim....and I never thought I understood it right. wow 😳 wow wow...this video is the standard to understand and learn how the motor trim works and use it. Short and full of information. And this will be my standard of video on boating.... WELL DONE 👍!!!
That was a very helpful video for me a first time boat owner. I have a 1990 Phantom 160 with an OMC Cobra 2.3l 1989 motor and 1990 outdrive... a little mix there at some point I guess. Hopefully that's good though. It has skeg protector and what looks to be a hydrofoil set above. When we got the boat, it had some problems which we were able to overcome. When they finally got it on plane it would die, etc... discovered the timing was 7 degrees out and dwell was off. Put new plugs in and reset dwell with the points and even replaced the electric fuel pump because the mechanical one was toast. It was a work in progress but the first time we took it out in the back waters of lake Superior, we ran aground at 26 mph. Scared the heck out of us. Luckily the skeg protector kept from any damage below on the outdrive, but the belly got scraped up some. We are still unable to get above 26 mph and when we do hit that speed we encounter the bounce you mentioned. I didn't know to trim the outdrive up once you are on plane. I will definitely trim up to 1/4 trim next time we go out! Thanks so much for your helpful video!
Welcome to boating! Glad we could help sir! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We have a dealership in Naples right off of Davis Blvd. Stop in sometime! Have a great day.
The same thing happened to us once when the Maelstrom opened in Epcot. The evac process was almost as cool as the ride, we got to see parts of the ride and Epcot few get to see.
Tim, great video/job. Just got an used Tri toon with no trim gauge so I was guessing on the trim positions. What about storing the motor, full trim up with lock in if sitting in the water (currently no lift setup), and same in the driveway or down to let all water drain out or any rain?
For modern 4 strokes you don't want to store them trimmed up. This does not allow the oil to drain and when you start back up you will experience white smoke burning off that oil
My boat falls to one side when on plane. Is this from improper trim or engine height. I have moved weight around in the boat but boat always seems to lean left or right once planed. Any thoughts?
This may be due to improper weight displacement or one of the trim tabs being positioned differently than the other. I'd make sure you have all of your gear on the boat placed decently and then try and adjust your tabs in a safe manner next time you are out!
thanks for the reply I have moved weight around. Boat has no trim tabs. I modified the transom and remounted the engine. Take a look at my changes here. Do you think that moving the engine in could effect the stability. Boat seems to fall to one side or other won't run level on plane. th-cam.com/video/NAOZypJjahg/w-d-xo.html
@@ToolManTaylor very nice boat and great use of space! Not sure where in the video you spoke of the boat tilting to one side when on plane however. Maybe it was in a different video?
Yes, typically you would go higher depending on amount of passengers in the boat. If you trim too high, you may encounter “porpoise effect”. That is where the bow will slightly bounce up and down. Just trim back down about 1 second or until bouncing goes away. If too high, you will get higher RPMs as well and start loosing speed. It will be an obvious situation and easily fixable by trimming back down a little. Hope this helps! Tim
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This video really helped me understand the basics of trimming, thank you!
We need more quality boats videos like this! This helped a ton!
Best explanation of trim/tilt I have seen. Thanks for that!
Good information well illustrated helped enormously
Thank you Sir, I'm a new boat owner. Your video was spectacular!!! Now I have full confidence to take my boat out for the very first time.
Porpoising is usually caused by trimming up too much, NOT leaving it trimmed down.
Watched many boat videos how to adjust motor trim....and I never thought I understood it right.
wow 😳 wow wow...this video is the standard to understand and learn how the motor trim works and use it. Short and full of information. And this will be my standard of video on boating.... WELL DONE 👍!!!
That was a very helpful video for me a first time boat owner. I have a 1990 Phantom 160 with an OMC Cobra 2.3l 1989 motor and 1990 outdrive... a little mix there at some point I guess. Hopefully that's good though. It has skeg protector and what looks to be a hydrofoil set above. When we got the boat, it had some problems which we were able to overcome. When they finally got it on plane it would die, etc... discovered the timing was 7 degrees out and dwell was off. Put new plugs in and reset dwell with the points and even replaced the electric fuel pump because the mechanical one was toast. It was a work in progress but the first time we took it out in the back waters of lake Superior, we ran aground at 26 mph. Scared the heck out of us. Luckily the skeg protector kept from any damage below on the outdrive, but the belly got scraped up some. We are still unable to get above 26 mph and when we do hit that speed we encounter the bounce you mentioned. I didn't know to trim the outdrive up once you are on plane. I will definitely trim up to 1/4 trim next time we go out! Thanks so much for your helpful video!
Thank you for the great vlog, you taught me 5 mins what some ppl haven't learned in years! just got urself a sub :-)
Very well done. Covered all aspects so all can understand !
Been looking for this explanation new boater here in Naples and was wondering how to stop from getting bounced from others wake thank you very much
Welcome to boating! Glad we could help sir! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We have a dealership in Naples right off of Davis Blvd. Stop in sometime! Have a great day.
Great video! Are there anymore tutorial videos by this master teacher?
The same thing happened to us once when the Maelstrom opened in Epcot. The evac process was almost as cool as the ride, we got to see parts of the ride and Epcot few get to see.
I’ve been boating 12 years now never heard this rule been wanting to know this since I’ve bought my 26ft
Incredibly helpful video. Thank you.
Glad this could help you out! Have a great day sir. 🤙
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Simple efficient explanation! Thank you.
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Best explanation I have ever heard.
Excellent!! Well explained. Thanks!
Great info, thank you for doing the video.
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Great explanation, Now how about one on Jackplates?
Thank you! I will reach out to the team and get one produced!
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Excellent explanation
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Tim, great video/job. Just got an used Tri toon with no trim gauge so I was guessing on the trim positions. What about storing the motor, full trim up with lock in if sitting in the water (currently no lift setup), and same in the driveway or down to let all water drain out or any rain?
For modern 4 strokes you don't want to store them trimmed up. This does not allow the oil to drain and when you start back up you will experience white smoke burning off that oil
Nice job Tim.
Thanks Tim, good explanation
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Wow Thank you for that info....
great video
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Great video....thanks
My boat falls to one side when on plane. Is this from improper trim or engine height. I have moved weight around in the boat but boat always seems to lean left or right once planed. Any thoughts?
This may be due to improper weight displacement or one of the trim tabs being positioned differently than the other. I'd make sure you have all of your gear on the boat placed decently and then try and adjust your tabs in a safe manner next time you are out!
thanks for the reply I have moved weight around. Boat has no trim tabs. I modified the transom and remounted the engine. Take a look at my changes here. Do you think that moving the engine in could effect the stability. Boat seems to fall to one side or other won't run level on plane. th-cam.com/video/NAOZypJjahg/w-d-xo.html
@@ToolManTaylor very nice boat and great use of space! Not sure where in the video you spoke of the boat tilting to one side when on plane however. Maybe it was in a different video?
Does anyone knows if there is a warning sound if your trim is incorrect?
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In what situations would you want to trim up more than average? people riding on the bow? rough waters?
Yes, typically you would go higher depending on amount of passengers in the boat. If you trim too high, you may encounter “porpoise effect”. That is where the bow will slightly bounce up and down. Just trim back down about 1 second or until bouncing goes away.
If too high, you will get higher RPMs as well and start loosing speed. It will be an obvious situation and easily fixable by trimming back down a little. Hope this helps!
Tim
Than you!
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Noice!