I have an old 1984 Bayliner Trophy bass boat and it's been a great boat for me. No major problems at all. And besides, I can't afford anything better so I'm pretty happy with it. It gets me on the water, it runs great and it fishes well. At least for me.

Here's my question. It has a Force 85 horse engine. The model number of the boat is a 1710 and it's a 16 footer. It has power tilt but not power trim. To add power trim, would I need an entirely new tilt/trim unit or can I just add the power trim pushrod to the existing unit? Is the hydraulic motor the same?

It's just a thought. I don't NEED power trim but it would be cool. With the little bar that you stick in a different hole, I can't get it trimmed out right. It planes out a little nose down even when I'm alone but when I put the bar in the next hole, the boat porposes. Not even considering when I have another person and the extra gear and trimming it out differently.

You might want to consider adding trim tabs