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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2024
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Michael P. Dengel, Malone, WI (US);
Christopher J. Van Dyke, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Lance W. Ziemer, Van Dyne, WI (US);
Brunswick Corporation, Mettawa, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for draining a marine drive at a plurality of preset trim angles less than a fully trimmed out angle is disclosed. The method includes receiving via a controller a request to drain the marine drive and operating a trim actuator via the controller to change a trim angle of the marine drive to a first trim angle among the plurality of preset trim angles. The method further includes waiting a first preset time after the marine drive is trimmed to the first trim angle and operating the trim actuator to change the trim angle of the marine drive to a second trim angle among the plurality of preset trim angles that is different than the first trim angle. The marine drive is configured to drain when trimmed at each of the first trim angle and the second trim angle.