How do i raise and lower a mercury outboard boat motor?
what do you mean, if it’s the leg, there will be a little lever on the side of the leg, just push it down, then pull the engine up by the top of the couling you will find a couple of spots it will click into p[lace, for shallow drive and fully raised, if it’s for the trim, look down the behind the leg, and you will see on the mount a rod going through both sides with a few holes on the mount, the lower you set it will bring the bow down, higher bow up, just trim it for the wight and the conditions you are in, if you want to raise the engine on the transom, use a block under the mount on top of the transom, dont raise it too high, and put bolts through the mount holes through the transom, when you tighten the mount screws, tie both handles together by a piece of wire, they work loose when the engine runs, you will have a big surprise one day if you dont, stick it in reverse and give it a heap of revs, and watch the engine jump off the back, i have seen it happen heaps of times, i was a
