[Sudden Comfort]

Evedently when my boat was put away i was told the trim moter didnt engage, and the inside water pump was not working as well. any one had these problems, I need to know if thier fixable and or where I can find a quality new one. the boat only has 85 hours on her.

Thanks
Paul

[indykoch]

85 hours on a '98?!? Wow!!

I don't know what they mean by the trim pump "not engaging". If there's no noise at all, I'd check the switches, wiring, and connections. A 10+ year old boat is bound to have corrosion issues in the wiring. Just make sure the connections have good contact, and trace all wiring before dumping money into a new trim pump.

The water pump could easily be just the impellor located in the lower unit. They are a regular maintenance item, needing replacement every 3-5 years depending on conditions. Check that first. With the low hours, it could have "dry rotted". I doubt it's the pump itself.

[mikeyt]

....and if necessary, those parts are easily obtainable thru any Mercruiser dealer.

[Sudden Comfort]

thanks for the imput. Yea she is clean as the day origionally purchased. I will check all the wiring on the trim moter and most importantly the fluid level. As far as the water pump I mean the one in the engine comp hat pumps the water to the sinks, not the engine water pump thank god!!

[aquaknot]

I had trouble with my trim last year as well. Noticed the fluid was very low, filled and everything was OK, for about a week. Noticed the fluid level low again, luckily it was leaking through the resevoir cap, used a little plummers tape as a quick fix and no more trouble.....still looking for a new cap