Oh I know mine would do better with a jack. Sometimes it would be nice to stick it in deeper too like in rough water or heavy load. I do plan on gettin one, just gotta find the right deal!LSaupe wrote:Hey ccrick:
I used to be bolted directly to the transom as well (V-king with 150 x-flow). It did o.k., but really found a step change when adding the Jackplate. Boat was much more stable, took very little trim to break it free and picked up a good 5 MPH. Mine is a 5.5" setback CMC manual. No dought boat weight end engine weight are factors as well. Boat really came to life once I got the shaft close to the pad (currently 3/4" below). Porpoise and chine walk kept decreasing the higher the engine went (now finally gone). May try a new plate this year and go for even with the pad. Just some food for thought, and understand every boat/application is different.
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Hydraulic jack plate
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i always heard land and sea had the best one
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i was told the viper is best with the motor bolted on direct
i do have a manual one on now though
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i was told the viper is best with the motor bolted on direct
i do have a manual one on now though
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Land and sea is out of the marine bus there only about 25 miles from where I live Im still pushing the jack thing around Im listening to all some like the mtor as part of the unit and others say less weight on the transom with it in the boat
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The jack I want is self contained. pump and everything mounted to the jack like a t-h. Expensive! I passed on one on s7f for 500 bucks. Should a got it. Not to many out there right now. If I find one cool. If not, I'm still runnin it. No hurry.
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Any idea over vertical lift distance capability and weight of the unit? Looks self contained (pump and plumbing integral with the plate)?
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