Stern won't go to trailer position

danbrun

No matter what switch I use, it won't go pass the safe half position.  Anyone have an idea where the problem could be?  I don't have a trailer but at the end of the season, those drive will have to go up before the marina pull the boat out.  It also worries me if I have to deal with unexpected shallow waters.

Thanks

Daniel

gslpro

Dan,

   I assume you have twin drives.  Have you trailer-positioned your drives before?  The reason I ask is that you really have to push those buttons hard to get them into trailer.  They go once for trim, and then click hard again for trailer.  Let us know more as you work through the problem.

rinker312

Second on the pushing hard. You have to push it. Then push it harder to get it to click down further.  

danbrun

Thanks for the answers, I will check that.  To answer some questions

Yes I have twins Bravo III.

No I never got them up, I just bought my 300 this summer and it was already in the water. But in the show room, they were up.

I did push to the second position, but not "hard" so I will surely try that to see if this is just a contact issue. 

If not, I will check the reostat.  RinkerYan, I assume you are referring to the sender switches? http://www.sterndrives.com/supplies/mdtips06.html 

All switches, the one on the throttle handle (second position push) and the two others that control the sterns independently won't go pass the safe trim position.

Thanks, will keep you posted!

MarkB

Dan, do you hear anything when you push harder to the second position, or is it dead quiet?

danbrun

Hi Mark, dead quiet

danbrun

Now I feel like a fool, yes, push HARD!  Very hard to get to that second notch. Nothing like the one on the throttle.  Thanks all!!  Now I can go on vacation feeling much better. 

Thanks all!!!

aero3113

Nice!

gslpro

Did the same thing.....That's how I knew...lol

TikiHut2

I did it too..... welcome aboard

rinker312

Don't feel bad. We've all been there

Dream_Inn

oh yes, there is someone on my dock that I work hand-in-hand with on fixing things.  He didn't know that pushing hard did that. So don't feel bad.