Diy Outboard Jack Plate

Simple homemade jack plate to accommodate a long shaft outboard motor on a small jon boat 15 semi v with short transom.

Diy outboard jack plate.

Their purpose is to give the operator or the installer the ability to raise and lower the height of the engine on the transom. At first i tried using 2 x 2 aluminum angle. A jack plate is used to raise and lower the outboard engine on a boat to achieve optimum performance. Keep em in suspense.

A manual plate was selected because it s lighter and more affordable. See more ideas about jon boat jon boat modifications boat. 1 2 aluminum angle by littlejohn tue jan 28 2014 8 11 pm i know i need a 5 lift to be level with my transom if i could get more to play with that would be great too. There are 3 different types of level adjustment for the d3000 series hydraulic jack plate.

May 5 2016 explore kip palmer s board dyi jack plate on pinterest. Video of jack plate on boat comi. Too high or low and boat propulsion is severely limited. After a failed first attempt i now have a great looking and working homemade jack plate.

We installed a 6 inch setback t h marine z lock manual plate to the x18 and saw improvements across the board. Ideally your boat engine is positioned with the propeller just under the surface of the water producing maximum performance. Bassmaster high school schedule for 2021 features iconic fisheries. Detwiler d3000 hydraulic jack plate the d3000 is detwiler s cadillac of their jack plate line.