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Jweikel625
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Initially Posted - 07/29/2013 :  07:28:07  Show Profile  Visit Jweikel625's Homepage
I have a Mecury 8.8 on the back of the boat. I usually tilt it back when I lift it out of the water. Something happened last week and it won't tilt. So it is stuck in the vertical position. Not being an outboard expert, I can't see if something is jammed or what is going on. I lift it out of the water when sailing but without tilting it the prop still skims the water. It is probably something stupid/ easy but can someone help?
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  08:21:39  Show Profile
If you have the integrated shifter/throttle with the auto-racheting tilt, with the engine off, move the throttle to the forward position, then lift the outboard.
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  08:44:47  Show Profile  Visit Jweikel625's Homepage
Great! I believe that is my set up. Will try that when I get back to the boat this weekend. I figured it was something simple. I am not a fan of the set up. I think I am in neutral and I end up not being. Kept motoring past mooring twice now. Neighbor has entertainment when I come in! Got to laugh at self now and then!
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  09:06:49  Show Profile
Ya, I was gonna say it's probably in reverse (or thinks it is). Many outboards lock the tilt in reverse so the thrust won't tilt the motor.
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Jweikel625
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  10:32:18  Show Profile  Visit Jweikel625's Homepage
Is a remote throttle mount in the cockpit worth it? Anyone do the retro? Level of difficulty and issues?
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  11:06:51  Show Profile
On various inboard sailboats with tillers (no pedestals), I've been annoyed by throttles mounted on the sides of cockpit seats--something to trip on or kick the wrong way at just the wrong time. I guess it would be less in the way mounted on the transom, but then what's the point?
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  13:23:57  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Jweikel625</i>
<br />Is a remote throttle mount in the cockpit worth it? Anyone do the retro? Level of difficulty and issues?
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Jeff,

With the integrated throttle/shifter on the Merc, there really isn't any need to have a remote unit in the cockpit. As Dave noted, you don't really want a throttle/shift lever in the cockpit in which to snag your sheets and shins.

I don't know how many docking mishaps I've witnessed over the years, including my own before I got my Merc, caused by those who took their eyes off the prize to look back over the transom when shifting from forward, then neutral, then reverse, then back to neutral. The Merc integrated throttle removes from the equation all the looking and feeling for the shift lever, and the time it takes to dance between the throttle arm and the shift lever.
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Response Posted - 07/29/2013 :  18:07:15  Show Profile  Visit Jweikel625's Homepage
Thank you both for your insight, that is great advice. I will just have to get use to the OB. I have only had the boat for a month, so I got plenty of time!
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