Regarding the ability to trim up the outboard motor from the bow - I believe it is part of the trolling motor wiring option. If the boat has a small black panel on the inside/front of the bow - I believe it is located there. I am assuming that it could be added - if it did not originally come with your boat. I have not got around to posting photos of my boat yet. However, below is a video clip of the 190 Bay that I watched obsessively
while waiting for my boat to arrive. This clip got me thru a tough time:
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http://www.boattest.com/boats/boat_video.aspx?ID=189
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