Trim sender on 300 Promax???

[jrumon]

Does anyone know if a merc 300 promax (98-99) with the single ram offshore style mid-section was ever offered with a factory installed electric trim sending unit??? I would like to hook up my dash trim gauge and the motor has no sender... currious if it was ever available for this motor??? :confused:
Thanks, Jim.

[jrumon]

I'm a 300PM new-be. Help??? :confused:

[Euroski]

Looked at my 98 300pm and I see no way to add the sender.

[beer30]

No place to put a electic sender, I went down that road. Call Rickracers and get a Stainless Marine indicator!! ;) Chuck.

[David Johns]

Are you guys sure about the space? I have a 2000/280 and was thinking about adding a trim sender off my 92/200 to try. The trim unit is not that big and a quick bracket fab would probably work, right? I do not have a 300 to look at but my 280 has lots of space. I may fab a bracket on the un-used "steering wing" under the cowl pan and route the wire through the rubber pop-out above it. Surely someone has done something similar. :confused:

I have very nice trim guage in my "05" hydrostream and would prefer to use it.

Any thoughts?

[jrumon]

Hey Chuck... thanks for the info on the sender and by the way THANKS, the motor runs GREAT! My Checkmate 21' Starflight has seen 81mph @ 5500 so far with a LOT left in it! I was having some issues with my hyd. steering so I didn't push it hard yet... hoping to see upper 80's and I'll be a happy "family boat'er" so to speak. :rolleyes: Jim.

P.S. looks like a mechanical trim sender is the only way... :confused:

[beer30]

I am glad you like the engine. :) It ran great for me too. ;) Ricksracer has the trim indicator for about 275 from Stainless Marine. Give them a call, works great. :cool: Chuck.

[jrumon]

I may just do that (I have to see what kinda dash space the mechanial ones take up and how much clearence it needs behind the dash)... :cool: Jim.

[at100plus]

Yes mechanical or fabrication is the only way to go on a 300 with single ram offshore trim unit.