djstewy
New Member
- Mar 29, 2010
- 17
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 250 Express Cruiser
- Engines
- 300 Mercruiser 5.7L w/Bravo II Outdrive
Hello All,
Last season towards the end of the season my port trim tab stopped working and being a relative newbie to boat repair I held off on fixing it myself since it would be at the mechanics in a few weeks for winterizing and I'd have him look at it then. Well he told me it was low on fluid and it was good to go. Now I get the boat back from him this season and I splash it and sure enough the trim tab isn't working. I have a Bennett v351 and this time I filled up the fluid myself and while it was a little low it should have had enough ATF to do its work.
The starboard side tab works just fine with no problems but when I engage the port side tab the pump motor sounds like its having problems when I press the bow down button. Below is a video with audio of the pump in action, the third engagement you hear is my buddy pressing down the bow down button on the trim tab in question.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30069546/IMG_3830.MOV
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'd hate to go another season barking at my buddies to shift their weight on the boat to level out. :lol:
Derek
94' Sea Ray 250 Express Cruiser
Last season towards the end of the season my port trim tab stopped working and being a relative newbie to boat repair I held off on fixing it myself since it would be at the mechanics in a few weeks for winterizing and I'd have him look at it then. Well he told me it was low on fluid and it was good to go. Now I get the boat back from him this season and I splash it and sure enough the trim tab isn't working. I have a Bennett v351 and this time I filled up the fluid myself and while it was a little low it should have had enough ATF to do its work.
The starboard side tab works just fine with no problems but when I engage the port side tab the pump motor sounds like its having problems when I press the bow down button. Below is a video with audio of the pump in action, the third engagement you hear is my buddy pressing down the bow down button on the trim tab in question.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30069546/IMG_3830.MOV
Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'd hate to go another season barking at my buddies to shift their weight on the boat to level out. :lol:
Derek
94' Sea Ray 250 Express Cruiser