.Curious who all is running a jack plate on their aluminum boat? Any feedback on what you have installed and did you see a big performance improvement dialing in the proper
.Aluminum hull shapes vary. Jack plates are benificial on some aluminums more than others. For example, Lund hulls (including the Pro V Bass and Renegade) do have a
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.Hi all, I am buying a G3 Eagle 175 with a 90hp 2 Stroke on it. My plan is to use it as a river boat, one that I can get in shallower water than a fiberglass boat. My question is, has
.I wanting to build a Jack plate for my alumaweld 1648 because the 35hp Johnson sits about 2-3 inches low. I have some scrap aluminum that is 4mm or 5/32 thick.
.Perhaps some photos of your boat set up and your goals for installing a Jack Plate might help us to help you. I installed one on my 14 aluminum boat, and it turned out fantastic!
.I got a 16x50 aluminum boat that I am wanting to put a hydraulic jackplate on. The Atlas micro jack to be exact. Before I buy it I was just looking for some opinions if this would
Whats the Difference Between a Propeller Outboard Jack Plate and a Jet Outboard Jack Plate? A jet motor needs to run closer to the back of your boat transom than a propeller motor,
.Re: Jack Plate it really sounds like you need a engine bracket mount, that sets the motor further back. you could mount a jackplate low, but, i believe you will get into trouble, with
.Re: Jack plate on a 16 flat bottom boat? where is the ventilation plate in reference to the bottom of the hull at now? i had a flat bottom 16ft carolina skiff with a 30hp and it
.Hope Im posting in the correct place. Have a 2014 aluminum 18 ft, with what I would call semi-vee hull and 90 Yamaha 4stroke. Anyone installed a jack plate? Only looking
.Last year I purchased a 1990 Prince Craft 25 pontoon. The previous owners installed a 2013 Evinrude E90 20quot; shaft outboard on it. The boat is in excellent shape and the
.I just bought a 2011 1860 CCT Deluxe w/ 4 stroke Yamaha. If anyone has any tips for me in regards to setting the optimal height of the motor using the jack leg I would
.I recently bought a 16 foot Aluma Weld jon. It came with a 9.9 but with a manual jack plate. The boat lacks speed and rides very high in the front. Its rides so high that its hard to
.Re: Choosing correct prop and jack plate height Ok compression is 120 on all 6 except number 2 on the left its got 118, the prop that son it is a 22p power tech 3 blade, it has
.Re: Jack Plate metal thickness A standard transom is 2 to 2 1/2 thick, so your okay by sandwiching/glueing up 3 pieces of 3/4. But aluminum isnt as strong as you think it is,
.Re: Installing a simple small jack plate? On that little rig you dont even need the jack plate. You can simply interpose a small piece (or pieces) of square tubing between the
.Re: Should I install a jack plate? Most Nitros do benifit from a jackplate. But lets look at a couple of things first. Are you considering a manual or hydraulic jackplate? Since you
.Re: homemade jack plate? for a small motor you can do a transom elevator, which is 4 pieces of angle bolted to the transom, with a 2x6 on top of the transom. or i have 2 pieces
.Re: Jack Plate Material Recently built a jack plate using 1/4x3quot;x 12quot; aluminum angle to raise a modified long shaft 9.9 on a 15quot; transom. Worked well for me.
.Re: Jack plate or new transom holes I had this issue with my boat when I was installing my 150, I just epoxied the old holes with marine grade epoxy and redrilled the new
.Re: Should I install a jack plate? Most Nitros do benifit from a jackplate. But lets look at a couple of things first. Are you considering a manual or hydraulic jackplate? Since you
.Re: homemade jack plate? for a small motor you can do a transom elevator, which is 4 pieces of angle bolted to the transom, with a 2x6 on top of the transom. or i have 2 pieces
.Re: Jack Plate Material Recently built a jack plate using 1/4x3quot;x 12quot; aluminum angle to raise a modified long shaft 9.9 on a 15quot; transom. Worked well for me.
.Re: Jack plate or new transom holes I had this issue with my boat when I was installing my 150, I just epoxied the old holes with marine grade epoxy and redrilled the new
.Does anyone have any experiences/knowledge to share concerning putting a jackplate on an aluminum flat bottom skiff? Im contemplating and am not sure if I am doing
.The 1984 Sea Nymph FM144 I recently purchased came with a Mini-Jack jack plate. The boat has a short transom with the jack plate added for a long shaft. Also this boat must
.Re: Clamp On Jack Plate? Ive got an aluminum boat with a very stong transom.lt;br /gt;lt;br /gt;Leverage is not a problem. It wont be enough weight to make a big difference.lt;br
.Anybody out there know to build one?Re: Jack Plates I added height to my transom for my longshaft motor. I ripped down a piece of 2x2 to match the width of my existing
.I have a 21 ft. fisher boat (fiberglass) that has a jack plate on it 10 inch. How far should the center of the prop be from the bottom of the boat. The...
.I have a 1984 17 ft Boston Whaler Montauk with a 1993 88 hp Evinrude. I have been seing more and more uses of Jack plates on boats of this size and smaller. I know the
.Im looking to put a manual jack plate on my boat this coming spring, before putting her back in the water again. I was told, by a member on another fishing forum, that
.Hey guys, so I need to raise the motor as high as I can with the jack plate without losing water pressure, right and should it throw a rooster tail or I need not to worry about a
.Re: Aluminum angle for outboard mounting? like this. you can also reinforce it, with aluminum plate, like this. and use the angle. or do a jack plate, just a couple of bends 3
.Re: Jack Plate What purpose do you need a jack plate for? I have one on my Wellcraft because my Merc 150 is a 25 inch shaft and the tramson is a 20 inch I needed to
.Im looking to put a manual jack plate on my boat this coming spring, before putting her back in the water again. I was told, by a member on another fishing forum, that
.Hey guys, so I need to raise the motor as high as I can with the jack plate without losing water pressure, right and should it throw a rooster tail or I need not to worry about a
.Re: Aluminum angle for outboard mounting? like this. you can also reinforce it, with aluminum plate, like this. and use the angle. or do a jack plate, just a couple of bends 3
.Re: Jack Plate What purpose do you need a jack plate for? I have one on my Wellcraft because my Merc 150 is a 25 inch shaft and the tramson is a 20 inch I needed to
.High speed in boats is obtained by lifting the bow, to reduce the amount of the boat that is in the water. It is also normal to need to trim down, when cutting the throttle, to reduce
.Re: jack plate? it was an stainless steel three blade 13.25 by 21 or more with jackplate 4 blade stainless steel is needed to get most out of it my boat run 13.25 by 25 4
.Hi, Im seeking advice on a cheap, lightweight jackplate to lift my 1973 20hp Mercury200 about 4 inches. The motor will be mounted on a 1436 Jon Boat and just really
.i have a 14 sears alum. boat with a 12hp scotts outboard. the cav plate sits about 1 1/2 to 2 inches below the bottom of hull and i want to raise it for better performance. does any
.I need to install teflon skid pads on the bunks on my trailer in order to get the boat on and off easier. The problem is, unless I wait until spring and float the boat in the water, I
.I want to mount a 9.9 Nissan long shaft to this 15 aluminum Richline boat I just purchased. I was going to use this jackplate for now, and this winter putting in a full transom.
.I have a 18X48 Aluminum Flat with a 90HP Yamaha. The boat was originaly built for a mud motor so the transom does not have that great of a pitch on it. Not sure of the degee
.It sound like your motor needs to come up at least 1 1/2 inch and maybe as high as 3 inches with the additional set back of the jack plate. I made one out of extruded aluminum
.Re: Jack Plate? Its rare to see any type of flats boat around here without a jackplate. However, the shorter the boat the less setback you need. In some cases any
.For boat speeds below 45mph, the best engine height is having the Anti-ventilation Plate flush with the hull bottom. At speeds above 50mph, a small gain will occur by raising the