Re: Jack Plate
 

I've put jack plates on a couple other boats Ive rebuilt in the quest of less draft and better performance. They seem to clean up the splashwell and provide extra room around the motor. SInce my V probably won't be a shallow water boat( not intentionally anyway), I was questioning wheather anyone has increased performance with them.

Re: Jack Plate
 

I've put jack plates on a couple other boats Ive rebuilt in the quest of less draft and better performance. They seem to clean up the splashwell and provide extra room around the motor. SInce my V probably won't be a shallow water boat( not intentionally anyway), I was questioning wheather anyone has increased performance with them.

Re: Jack Plate
 

To my knowledge on this board, no...are you talkin' about a hydraulic JP that can be adjusted on the run?...I can see it helpin' on boat where thrust-to-drag ratio is so great that the hull is runnin' only on the pad...but question JP's efficiency on our "Vs" ;) :D ... sure wouldn't hurt to try ... ya got base-line numbers w/out JP to compare once JP is in place?...

Re: Jack Plate
 

To my knowledge on this board, no...are you talkin' about a hydraulic JP that can be adjusted on the run?...I can see it helpin' on boat where thrust-to-drag ratio is so great that the hull is runnin' only on the pad...but question JP's efficiency on our "Vs" ;) :D ... sure wouldn't hurt to try ... ya got base-line numbers w/out JP to compare once JP is in place?...

Re: Jack Plate
 

Someone in another thread recently mentioned that the "Shipshape" site had a test where they base lined a boat then put a JP on and retested.

Lets see if I can find it.

Re: Jack Plate
 

Someone in another thread recently mentioned that the "Shipshape" site had a test where they base lined a boat then put a JP on and retested.

Lets see if I can find it.

Re: Jack Plate
 

Why are you pulling the motor to put on a hydraulic steering cylinder? I installed a system on my 86 v20 and never loosened a bolt. You can cut the existing steering cable with a hack saw if that's your problem.. I made three cuts and it was out.

Re: Jack Plate
 

Why are you pulling the motor to put on a hydraulic steering cylinder? I installed a system on my 86 v20 and never loosened a bolt. You can cut the existing steering cable with a hack saw if that's your problem.. I made three cuts and it was out.

Re: Jack Plate
 

my boat has a 20" transom, the transom is cut down in the middle and the new rod that goes thru the tilt tube is too long to fit with out at least loosening the engine, figured while I was at it, i would install transom stiffeners on both the upper and lower bolts, then "while I was at it, might as well put a jack plate on it". Those "while I was at its" , get me in trouble sometimes. I don't have a plate in my shed of "spareparts" or it would allready be on the boat, just wondering if it would be worth the effort to run one down.

Re: Jack Plate
 

my boat has a 20" transom, the transom is cut down in the middle and the new rod that goes thru the tilt tube is too long to fit with out at least loosening the engine, figured while I was at it, i would install transom stiffeners on both the upper and lower bolts, then "while I was at it, might as well put a jack plate on it". Those "while I was at its" , get me in trouble sometimes. I don't have a plate in my shed of "spareparts" or it would allready be on the boat, just wondering if it would be worth the effort to run one down.