88 Hp Johnson

[TreyE663]

I have a 88 Hp Johnson outboard and I am having trouble with the tilt and trim. The kids were playing in the boat and raised the motor all the way up and now I can not get it to go down. I hear the motor running when I hit the switch but it does nothing. No pins or locks are in place to keep it from coming down. What else could it be?? Could one of the batteries be weak and this is preventing it from being lowered or what? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Jordan]

there is a manual release screw on the left side (looking from the back to the front), unscrew it a tad and it should "catch"...... had it happen to mine before....... might need to hold the trim down and "Bounce" the motor..... then whip the kids' a$$.....*****

[TreyE663]

LOL....I will try that and already done the whipping part!!! LOL

[Jordan]

cool deal, hope it works... i have a johnson 200hp ocean runner....... i raised mine up too far one time and it got stuck..... i started the "Bounce" trick and i hit the trim down button and it caught and trimmed back down...

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Jordan

there is a manual release screw on the left side (looking from the back to the front), unscrew it a tad and it should "catch"...... had it happen to mine before....... might need to hold the trim down and "Bounce" the motor..... then whip the kids azz, put 'em outside and poor water on 'em.... Leave 'em for a few hours, then bring 'em in and put 'em in kennel .....*****

[southern151]

Originally Posted by Salty

That's friggin hilarious! I wonder if that happened to him once or more!?

[Salty]

Originally Posted by southern151

That's friggin hilarious! I wonder if that happened to him once or more!?

That was one of many of Jordan's signature statements.

[Jordan]

Wish I had as small of a life as u salty

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Jordan

Wish I was as smart as u salty

It's a joke, Pookie.....lighten up.

[LPfishnTIM]

this is gettin good, any more!