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I ve ordered a Minxv18 ( VKing ) and im looking to put a hydraulic jack plate so HELP

Cool! Whats the transom height and what kinda power?

I think it the same as a VKing 22 1/4. Im looking to put somewhere around 175 merc Looking close at the Opti pro 175XS

Set up with that brand new never drilled Minx is pretty important. Alot of information about set ups can be found by reading the forums this site has to offer. From my experience with jack plates on that hull "V King"I would check into a Bob"s Machine 5 1/2" of set back with a built in lift of 1.5 inches and a max lift of 4 inches. The Boat should run in the upper 70's range with the 175 and the right prop. Why not do a 200 with a Bob's cone and a big Mazco or a chopper and run 90+???
I own a Vulture with a Merc 225. Have a manual plate though... would love to go hydraulic one day to see if above center line of the pad can gain the always wanted MORE speed. I would think you would also run a gauge to tell where you are in terms of lift. At any rate have fun with the awesome Minx V pad.

dan twiford wrote:I own a Vulture with a Merc 225. Have a manual plate though...

What kind of speeds are you seeing with your vulture and the 225? And how much set back are you running> Im sure I asked somewhere before but I cant remember. lol

Haey I like seeing your son on the screen much more

He will make his return in time. LoL I actually was really bored and thought it was funny so I had to change it.

Go with the least setback. That thing should fly just fine even with a 175. Heck, my 2 liter does ok on mine without a jack. I'm bolted to the transom. A jack is in the future though, just gotta find the right one though. Hydrolic of course. When are you taking delivery?

Sometime around end of April / begining of May but Ill be taking pictures as they go

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.

Sure will be interesting to see how this Minx performs. That 175 Merc sounds like a great powerplant.