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jack plates
first time bass boat owner here so i'm not very knowledgeable on jack plates. my boat is sort of an older one an '85 procraft 17 1/2' with a 150 merc on it. very heavy old thing 1700 lbs w/o motor. it'll about 50 mph with 2 people and full of gear. are there any experts out there that give somewhat of a good guess at how many mph i'll gain from a jack plate? thanks
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RE: jack plates
I put a 6" setback jack plate on my 04 stratos. I got maybe a couple of mph but the improvement in handling and performance is just unbelievable. I would recommend it highly. But don't expect a big spurt in speed.....
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RE: jack plates
don nailed it, speed difference will not be more than 5 mph if any at all, but GPH, handling, everything, will be much better
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RE: jack plates
I would suggest talking to anybody that knows more about your particular boat and they could possibly give you a more definite answer. Jack plates usually help any boat they are put on, but the real key is to find the right size set-back and what bolt holes to mount your engine in. Jack plates range in different sizes I think from about 4-6" all the way to 14" Seems the most common ones are the 6's,10's and 12's. Some may even hurt your performance. Maybe you can go to [url]www.bassboatcentral.com[/url] and find the "owners" section and go to your boat brand and see what other people have used and that would be your best place to start.
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Don't Do It
Don't do it. With that old of a boat you are asking for trouble. If you looking for more speed, I would upgrade to another boat. There's not a whole lot I would advise someone on with a boat that age.
Matt Plapp
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RE: Don't Do It
>Don't do it. With that
>old of a boat you
>are asking for trouble.
>If you looking for more
>speed, I would upgrade to
>another boat. There's not
>a whole lot I would
>advise someone on with a
>boat that age.
>
>Matt Plapp
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RE: Don't Do It
You guy's do'nt get it a boat that old will almost for sure have a weak transom. Have a couple of you're buddies grab the skeg on the motor while it's tilt'ed up and have them lift up and down a few times while you watch the transom.
If that did'nt scare you put the jack plate on and repeat test.
Hopefully on dry land:)
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RE: Don't Do It
that is some good advise to heed on an older boat, but there is always an exception to the rule. just have someone check your transom out. I put a 4" on a 1980 boat and ran it for 3 years before i sold it, no problems, but the transom was good when i got it. also it was on a smaller motor so i didnt have the wieght of a 150
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RE: jack plates
I'm not putting down your boat but I know of 3 pro craft boats freinds have ,They broke the transom out with 150's on them?
Rowdy
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RE: Don't Do It
the transom is great actually. i had it checked out before i bought the boat and the mechanic couldnt believe it was in that good of shape. it was taken care of in a big way. thanks for the advice though.