Hello, I bought my boat a few weeks ago, a 1997 Grumman 14' flat bottom side console with a 25 Johnson. First time out I noticed a bit of water spraying up the ouboard, and that the motor seemed to be trimmed kinda high. Lowered the pin and so much water sprayed up the leg that I almost couldn't see the motor. So I figured that it had a long shaft motor on a short shaft transom, noticed that the ventilation plate was a couple of inches below the bottom of the boat, and I ordered the mini-jacker from basspro.
It just came in today. I took a tape measure to the motor and boat a few minutes ago and found that it is a 20" transom, it's just that the motor leg is about 22". I'd like to run the motor as high as practical for speed, effeciency, and running shallow. I expect to need a new prop to get the most out of it, and I just bought a tach and water pressure gauge so I'll know what's going on when tuning the setup.
1: Can I mount the mini-jacker slightly above the transom? I'd probably only need an inch or two.
2: Can I mount the motor a little about the top of the jack plate? I figure as long as the clamps are fully on the board it should be ok. I will bolt the motor to the plate as well.
3: What size and type of bolts should I use, and how many? I'm guessing SS. The instructions call for 6 bolts to attach it to the transom, but it seems to me that 4 should be good.
It just came in today. I took a tape measure to the motor and boat a few minutes ago and found that it is a 20" transom, it's just that the motor leg is about 22". I'd like to run the motor as high as practical for speed, effeciency, and running shallow. I expect to need a new prop to get the most out of it, and I just bought a tach and water pressure gauge so I'll know what's going on when tuning the setup.
1: Can I mount the mini-jacker slightly above the transom? I'd probably only need an inch or two.
2: Can I mount the motor a little about the top of the jack plate? I figure as long as the clamps are fully on the board it should be ok. I will bolt the motor to the plate as well.
3: What size and type of bolts should I use, and how many? I'm guessing SS. The instructions call for 6 bolts to attach it to the transom, but it seems to me that 4 should be good.