I hate accessories without a way to physically turn em off. In 1992 I bought my first new bass boat. Took it to the river with my son for a day of break-in. Next day my wife and daughter went along for more of the same. Incredible rain moved in that afternoon, we hooked up and went home. Left boat hooked up as it was flooding rain when we got to the house. Went out a bit later and found the motor trimmed all the way up. Asked my son “did you trim it up? If so you forgot to remove the transom-saver” (we had to have motor in normal running position to make it fit in garage.) I didnt give it any thought until the rain stopped. Went out, we pushed it into the garage, and when we tried to lower it, nothing. Figured a wiring issue, but battery cables were hooked up and battery was hot. Wife came by and asked “what is that smell?” Started sniffing around and the area around the motor smelled like burn insulation or whatever. Looked closer and the power trim pump was _still_ hot to the touch. The cause was improper grease in the bow trim/tilt rocker switch. Apparently the flood of water, and towing in the heavy rain forced water into the switch and it mixed with the grease to turn into something conductive. Warranty fixed it quickly, but it caught my attention, since the trim/tilt switches (one in front, one at console on shift/throttle, and one on the bow panel) are always on regardless of the ignition switch or master switch. I rigged up a switch in the battery compartment to disable this. Also helped when parked in a parking lot and kids walk by and wonder “what does that switch on the cowl do?” Nothing without the hidden “trim master” turned on. By the way, one excellent use of a power in/out TM device is a way to absolutely soak everyone in the boat. Family member bought one of the (I believe) Minn-Kotas when they came out with that several years back, or perhaps it was an add-on, I do not remember. But I do remember fishing in Ross Barnett, running about 40 mph at dusk, when he somehow hits that switch and sticks the thing in the water. Absolutely soaked me, and did a fair job on him as well. Also bent the shaft to make it nearly impossible to steer the thing, until he got it fixed.Last edited by oldtimer57 on May 6th, 2009, 10:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.2008 Pantera Classic2014 Mercury Pro XS 200
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