Installing a jack plate on your boat for the outboard can allow your boat to go faster.

Why put a jack plate on a boat. So To Fix This Issue On Bass Boats We Add A Hyd Jack Plates. Jack Plate will help - but you arent going to see a 15 mph gain without changing out your engine. A jack plate is used to raise and lower the outboard engine on a boat to achieve optimum performance.

The second benefit of a jack plate is to give the prop cleaner water due to the setback which is typically 6. Cleaner water less aeration gives it better biteplus if the boat is a little nose heavy it places the balance point farther back which makes flying the. A combination of tabs jack plate and 4.

A jack plate gives you the chance to be able to raise the skeg and propeller on your boat up higher which is a great way to ensure that youre not going to cause damage to your boat or the homes of those creatures below. One is setback which distances an outboard from the boats transom allowing the propeller to run in less-turbulent water. Too high or low and boat propulsion is severely limited.

LED gauges connected to the jackplate allow checking the elevation of the prop at a glance. Jack plates perform two key functions. This creates less water resistance on the boat and allows the boat to go faster.

Check your new Jack Plate by having the Jack Plate either fully up or bottomed out fully down. Its responsible for directing the motors thrust parallel to the water. Playing around with the setback and getting your prop worked by a professional will normally gain you 3 to 5 mph.

Choosing a jack plate comes down to whether you want a manually adjusted jack plate or a hydraulic jack plate and how much setback the plate has but there is more to it than that. Pull the bow down for a smoother ride. I have a 1436 jon boat with a 15 hp 2 stroke short shaft.