Jack Plates 101 How And Why To Adjust Youtube #jackplate #bassboat #boatperformance #boattiplet john crews explain to you how and why to adjust your jack plate height to maximize performance of your bass. To adjust appropriately, follow these steps: using a pencil, mark the current height of the jack plate for reference. to accurately determine the height of the engine and therefore where the jack plate supports your motor before adjusting, make sure your boat is level and measure the distance from the pad to the floor, and then from the center.
How To Adjust A Jack Plate Loosen the 4 bolts on the side, crank the large 1 1 8 nut in the center. i can tell you however you want to go up not down. mine came at 6 and i’m running it at 9 now. 72.7 with 2 people. at 6 it would only do 69.1. also when tightening make sure you tighten both bolt and nut. Optimizing performance for speed and stability. to optimize performance, start by adjusting the height of the jack plate. raise the jack plate in small increments and test the boat’s speed and stability. repeat this process until you reach the optimal height. next, adjust the setback of the jack plate. Engine mounting holes: the jack plate typically has multiple mounting holes that allow you to adjust the setback. these holes are usually arranged vertically and horizontally. the choice of hole placement affects the setback distance. refer to the jack plate manufacturer’s guidelines to determine the recommended hole position for your engine. In this tutorial tuesday, we give you the how to on setting up your jack plate for optimum boat performance.
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