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I have a dilemma. My boat is winterized, and I plan on having it shrinkwrapped to store. I would prefer to have the outdrive "down" for storage. However, I need to have it up to trailer home after shrinkwrapping. Leaving a "door" in the shrinkwrap won't help, because I won't be able to open the sunsport engine cover to remove battery after lowering outdrive.
Is there any drawback to storing with trim up??
Thanks...
Dave

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2006 Horizon 190, Volvo 4.3GL, Sunsport
towed by 2007 4Runner 6 Ltd

It's not good for the bellows, but a lot of people do it anyway.

Do you have a transom trim switch? If so, you could have the battery removed before the shrink wrap is applied, rig up a patch cable (a "pigtail" so to speak) and let it hang out from under the shrink. Then just temporarily connect a battery or a jumper pack to the pigtail to run the trim pump.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Couldn't you just loosen the hydraulic rams and manually drop it down?

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

I believe that there is a release that allows you to move the sterndrive in the event of a pump failure. Take a look at your book or a service manual.