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.
Sure will be interesting to see how this Minx performs. That 175 Merc sounds like a great powerplant.
Not to many out there right now. If I find one cool. If not, I'm still runnin it. No hurry.