well i think i'm in bitness...just bought a jackplate...CMC powerlift ML-65 for $75.....gonna take it apart and clean it up tonight....and then dowel up the transom and hopefully by this weekend have it mounted :)
only thing is this JP weights 32lbs..plus my motor which is 378lbs...so right at 410 lbs i'm putting on this transom...my 120 force was only 300 lbs.......i hope it holds and dont sink my scuppers *:-/