[pancake]

i'll be honest ,i've never measured the motor and am guessing it is a 25" shaft. I've owned the fisherman for 3 years and just now realized that the real problem is the 5" notch i have back there. I thought all wellcrafts had that notch and now realize some folks have been fillling in that area when they rebuild the transom to raise the motor The Reason i wanted to raise the motor height with a jackplate was to get the motor (bottom part of trim pump and hyd actuator are submerged ) when raised out of the salt water while in the boat slip for 7 months to reduce corrosion.

with a jackplate installation i am wondering if i would have a steering cable binding as it exits the back? are most installers just redrilling/ rerouting the steering cable?

by the way, i've used the boat and have never even considered a wave over the stern a issue till i read all the posts.