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Have a problem with my trim that I could use some advice on. My engine is trimming up by itself. It did this twice this past Sunday, once on the trip to a nearby lake and then when I put the boat in the water. Once it was in the water the trim would run until I turned the battery switch off. I put the boat on the trailer, took her home and it stopped doing it. I sprayed some cleaner in the binnacle trim switch and left the battery switch on and it never happened again. I am thinking that the trim switch on the binnacle is corroded. Any thoughts?
If it is the binnacle trim I would like to replace it to avoid this happening when I am far from the ramp. I looked at the binnacle and it has two screws on the handle, one I can get to the second I can't without removing the binnacle cover. I pulled the plastic grommet from the rear of the binnacle and there is one screw and a hole. The screw is frozen and soaking with PB Blaster now. But do I need to remove this screw to get the binnacle cover off or does it snap off?
Once I get it off, any tricks to replacing the trim switch? I already have it in my wish list for boats.net and will pull the trigger as soon as I know I can replace it. This is for a 2002 200 HPDI.
Thanks for your assistance!
Michael
If it is the binnacle trim I would like to replace it to avoid this happening when I am far from the ramp. I looked at the binnacle and it has two screws on the handle, one I can get to the second I can't without removing the binnacle cover. I pulled the plastic grommet from the rear of the binnacle and there is one screw and a hole. The screw is frozen and soaking with PB Blaster now. But do I need to remove this screw to get the binnacle cover off or does it snap off?
Once I get it off, any tricks to replacing the trim switch? I already have it in my wish list for boats.net and will pull the trigger as soon as I know I can replace it. This is for a 2002 200 HPDI.
Thanks for your assistance!
Michael
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