Help w/ Blackmax PT&T

[Ulf]

Hello all,

Have a mid to late '80s (I think) V6 Blackmax 150.

Motor is stuck in the full up position, won't go down.

When I hit the down button nothing happens, no clicking sound, no trim motor sound... nothing.

This is the second time this has happened. First time couple weeks ago, I pushed powerhead down with my foot while pushing the down button. got the motor to start to move a lil then trim motor finally kicked in.

Happened again this week, had to resort to the manual release to drop motor. once underway the trim (up & down) functioned normal. Tied boat up for the night, next day same thing happened again.

Is it bad to use the manual release while boat is in the water?

Any ideas what the problem could be?

thanks guys