unless you've got money to burn, don't worry about the jack plate. If you like to mess with stuff and try to get the absolute optimum performance out of something, then yes, but if you're most likely to bolt it on and call it good enough, spend the money on servicing the HPDI. Just move the batteries forward in the boat if you're concerned about weight, it shouldn't be that much of a deal. If you run the jack plate, note that you may issues with the steering cable(or hoses), control cable and harness being too short. Check this out before you decide to bolt it on. The v is a good hull and dialing it in on a jack plate should get you better numbers, but most people that run V's are trying to get the nose down, not pick it up, so setting the engine back may have a negative effect depending on how you run your boat. If I had a plate laying around, I'd probably run it, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to get one.
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