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Post New Gator-Tail Trim
I have an older (2006) GTR 35 that I bought used with low hours and now has 150 hours on it. I love this motor and have always had good experiences in dealing with Gator-Tail .
A year and a half ago the trim unit started leaking oil so I sent it in for a rebuild. It's worked great since, and still does, but it's again leaking around the shaft. I can either send it back to GT to get it rebuilt (@$150), which puts my boat out of service for at least two weeks, or I can upgrade to the new unit for $550 I think.
I'd appreciate any feedback from someone with experience as to whether or not the old trim will be a chronic problem with continual rebuilds, or if it's worth the additional upfront cost of upgrading. If I upgrade, and knowing that I have the old trim/relay system, is the replacement a simple plug in/install or would I have to upgrade anything else to make it work.
I know that it's an older motor, but this is just a simple component issue, it runs great, and has given me no reason to write it off, so I want to wait until Gator-Tail comes out with something new (other engine options, EFI, etc) to have other options before looking to buy a new motor. I can't wait to have something shiny and new, but have a solid motor so have the luxury of wait and see.
Thanks in advance for reading, and thanks for any feedback.


Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:42 pm
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Post Re: New Gator-Tail Trim
the new trim is sooooooo much better and to me its well worth the money. sorry i can say if its plug and play for the older motors.

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Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:49 pm
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Post Re: New Gator-Tail Trim
My motor has 230 hours on it with the original trim unit, still works like a charm ( the trim that is ). I'd love to put a new trim unit on my motor but hate to replace what ain't broke. In your case a new trim unit might be worth it being that uv allready put a good bit of money into your original one. Good luck with whatever you choose

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Post Re: New Gator-Tail Trim
If you planning on up grating motors in a year or so it's a no brainer to me. Rebuild the old one


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Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:50 am
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Post Re: New Gator-Tail Trim
You'll have to wire in the new trim, its very easy and the new trim will come with a new mounting plate for the front that's an easy install. The new ones are way better


Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:33 am
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