Yamaha F8F Owner's Manual

Also see for F6D: Ower's manual

Operation54tilt support knob or tilt support lever.Otherwise the outboard motor couldfall back down suddenly if oil in thepower trim and tilt unit or in the powertilt unit loses pressure. [EWM00263]NOTICE: Do not use the tilt support le-ver or knob when trailering the boat.The outboard motor could shakeloose from the tilt support and fall. Ifthe motor cannot be trailered in thenormal running position, use an addi-tional support device to secure it inthe tilt position. For more detailed in-formation, see page 58. [ECM01642]EMU30193Procedure for tilting down (manual tiltmodels)(1) Place the tilt lock lever in the lock posi-tion.(2) Slightly tilt the engine up until the tilt sup-port bar is automatically released.(3) Slowly tilt the engine down.EMU44620Procedure for tilting down (power tiltmodels)(1) Push the power tilt switch “ ” (up) untilthe outboard motor is supported by thetilt rod and the tilt support knob becomesfree.(2) Pull out the tilt support knob.(3) Push the power tilt switch “ ” (down) tolower the outboard motor to the desiredposition.ZMU07892DNZMU01936