Afternoon trip

[skeetermike]

Well I had to go it alone this evening, nobody wanted to go and I thought all them fish to myself!  I got out to the small lake around 5ish and thought I'd try the 1st point from the ramp there.  Typical summer pattern right off, swams of baitfish all over the surface and bass that would come up way out in the middle just a thrashin only to go back down within seconds, SUCKS!  I've tried it all to pattern a way to catch them too.  I did manage 7 or 8 fish but all were small.  I hooked one about a pound or so and as I was reeling him in my reel broke right at the seat where it connects to the rod.  Kinda tough to reel one in when your reel isn't connected to the rod anymore.  It had broke only part of the reel off and I was able to put it back in....who knows how long it will last though.  It was an older reel.  May be time for daddy a new fishing reel!  That wasn't the only problem I had this evening, trim wouldn't go up on the motor.  It only goes up when it wants too.  Once I got back to the ramp it was the same procedure all over again, pull the top off the motor and cross-fire the relay to make it go up.  I'm getting tired of doing that crap.  I've jiggled every wire on that thing, put 2 relays on it and 2 trim switches on it.  Still the trim demon causes me problems.... anyone ever fought with a trim problem like that before, please help!  It's very annoying!   >

[Mottfia]

Buddy that sounds tough. Power trim is going out...well going up but not down. If its a short I can't be of much help but I have had something similar happen before.

If it has a leak, busted seal, or is low on fluid it can do the same thing. Is the motor making any noise when you hit the switch. If so then add more fluid and look for cracks in the pipe leading from the power trim canister and check the seal at the top of the canister.

if it isn't making a sound then you definitely have a short or busted switch ( had that happen once or twice). If its the switch then you can simply change that switch. If I have my thought process right, you can get an instrument to check if the wires have any electrical current going threw them but if you're not used to working with wire then I'd take it to the shop and they will correct the problem.

I hope I've been of some help. and I hope you find the bigger ones next time

Mottfia

[skeetermike]

Thanks for the advise man.  I took it to a boat man i've used before.  He did the EL test on wiring and said it does look like the relay on the motor, top side relay, is bad.  This makes the 3rd one i've put on now.  He couldn't seem to tell me why or what keeps blowing them though.  I've been told that if you have a switch going bad it will burn out the relays until you fix the switch.  I've replaced the trim switch on the motor and the console, so only one left was the rocker on the front of the boat which he said was only like $10 and he recommended replacing that one to rule it out.  I left the boat with him since he is also putting a fish finder in at the console, and ordering me another 3bank charger to put in as mine has a dead bank.  I've had tons of problems with the boat this past yr.  It's a 90 model and I don't have the extra cash to replace it now or i'd have done sold it!