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Author	Topic:   Tilt/Trim gauge
Ben	posted 06-27-2001 08:54 AM ET (US)         My tilt/trim gauge is not working on my 1977 200 HP Johnson. How could I determine if it is the sending unit or the gauge? Any suggestions?
Bigshot	posted 06-27-2001 10:47 AM ET (US)             ground it and see if it moves. No movement, bad guage. Personally ould not bother replacing, no necessary on an outboard, watch the wake.
Such	posted 06-27-2001 09:36 PM ET (US)             What do you look for in the wake to determine proper trim?
B Bear	posted 06-27-2001 09:46 PM ET (US)             I am curious also about the wake. I have learned to trim the boat by feel. Trim up until it starts to porpose, then trim down a little til it settles and watch the RPMs when the boat is trimmed properly you will be at the max RPM for that throttle setting. Bear
Bigshot	posted 06-27-2001 10:47 PM ET (US)             Basically the same as feel, but I also look to see that it is wide and flat. If tucked in it has that point to it, as you trim it flattens out. Too high and you start roostering a bit. My Montauk is easy to overtrim so I look for the flat wake.

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