Boat Maintenance: Proper Pontoon Trim

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	Name:	Maverick -
	Subject:	Proper Pontoon Trim
	Date:	7/28/2009 7:11:56 PM

Yes trim your pontoon to get the front toons out of the water as long as your prop will not blow out of the water when make a quick maneuver as if it does then this is a big issue.

On my tritoon I can trim the motor to full trim per the gauge and the prop is still well in the water. But I only trim to 3/4 most of the time as like that safety factor. So how I figured such out was while parked at the dock I trimmed the motor 1/4 then checked the foot to see where it was in terms of depth, then trimmed to 1/2, checked foot again, then 3/4 per the gauge then 100% per the gauge. Then once I felt I could go to 100% trim per the gauge I went out and tested the tritoons performance at 1//2, then 3/4, then full trim all while maneuvering the boat in sharp turns, etc.

I was taught year ago is you know you have trim right when you begin to trim and you see th RPM's jump, then you are trimmed out. Not true on my current tritoon, but was true on my I/O Harris pontoon, however when I did trim the Harris in such a manner the prop would blow out in turns so I just left the trim at a safe level where it would not blow out.

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Proper Pontoon Trim - 4lakelivn - 7/28/2009 10:33:51 AM

Proper Pontoon Trim - Graypa - 7/28/2009 3:16:58 PM

Proper Pontoon Trim - Caht1 - 7/28/2009 5:41:35 PM

Proper Pontoon Trim - Maverick - 7/28/2009 7:11:56 PM

Proper Pontoon Trim - GoneFishin - 7/28/2009 10:52:35 PM

Blowout - GoneFishin - 7/28/2009 11:03:07 PM

Proper Pontoon Trim - MrHodja - 7/30/2009 11:12:50 AM

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Proper Pontoon Trim - More Inf - 4lakelivn - 7/30/2009 11:17:25 AM

Proper Pontoon Trim - More Inf - Rooster - 7/30/2009 2:34:49 PM

Experience Helps with Trim.. - Mack - 7/30/2009 7:21:08 PM

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