Thread: Tilt and Trim

In the first instance I wouldn't have expected a new setup to slowly bleed down but I'm not at all familiar with the Evinrude hydraulic system. I can only surmise that if it bleeds down now it will not improve over the service life of the engine.

When sitting in the fully trimmed up position there is going to be pressure behind the tilt ram and to my mind this is never something you want to leave in place for an extended duration. As noted by the collective experience above it just seems logical to store the boat with the motor trimmed down and the skeg resting on a block of wood so the loads are removed from the rams and seals are not left under excesive pressure.

If that ram bleeds down overnight I would investigate further because the last thing you want is for that to happen even more rapidly. That would cause you a number of potential issues in future, the worst of which might be some severe damage to the skeg while towing. I do use the Uplock when towing despite the OEM manual stating its for maintenance purposes. I figure it takes a little load off the primary ram on our rough roads but I have been looking at a better solution. Some of the motor wedges you can buy are shit though, I've seen a few that can actually damage the top wiper seal so thats a waste of time.

Maca, to be honest if it were mine I'd be trying to sort it out. I just hate things like that.