Mini Jacker stationary jack plate on a jon boat

General Boats and Motors
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I have a 12’ jon boat that i use a 5hp honda. The boat’s transom is 15" exactly. When i put the engine as high on the transom as it will go, the cavitation plate is still 2" below the bottom of the boat. Would a stationary jack plate (T H marine mini-jacker) do the trick? does anyone have one on their boat? The boat is rated for a 5hp motor so i’m not sure if the additional 4" set back will be too much strain on the transom. I just finished rebuilding the transom with 1" starboard and the transom is much more stout than the original transom with plywood. Any ideas/suggestions

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I can’t imagine any problems with that jack plate. It says it’s rated to 35HP.

Some of the guys build their own.

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yes, that would work, but you could also build your own. I would not ever suggest building a transom from starboar. it is way to flexible.

I’m now at www.teamcharlestonmarine.com

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thanks for y’alls help. i should be ok with the starboard…it’s encased in 1/4" aluminum.