*This makes my old motor look like a toy **enjoyable.fishing** recommend it's well built. I haven't had it on the water yet, but I'm very sure it will perform just fine.*
You can cut that angle with a skilsaw and a standard carbide tipped blade. I installed aluminum patios and carports for many years and that was all we used. Great vid, thanks!!
nicely done i worked for a company for over 20 years that had lots of Aluminum Angle cutoffs we were allowed to take for personal use for free i built all kinds of jigs and items out of it including a Jet Pump puller for SeaDoo Jetskis that the shop manuals said you needed to purchase their own puller from the dealership at a cost of over 100 dollars ? i think not i told my brother inlaw when i showed him what i welded up !he was dought ful as a career Chef but watched me remove the impeller pump assembly from his damaged watercraft in a effort to repair the damage ! the tool worked flawlessly ! and best of all free with about a half hours assembly time for me and some hardware and parts i already had i’d like to note that the repair manuals had a crude drawing of the recccomended puller the company sold so i had something to sort of cheat from on the design same thing as you stated the Aluminum didn’t really flex even under a load despite mine not being structual grade ? another thing i did just as a hoot was i took the time to polish a scrap piece to a almost chrome shine on it as i had
Nice tutorial Mike. Life will be easier for you and your fabrication more accurate if you get a bench top drill press and a porta band saw. Both available at Harbor Freight Tools and they go on sale often enough or use the 20% off coupons in the mail. The cavitation plate on the outboard should be even with the bottom of the transom.
I just use old wood blades. I say old because it will dull a new one quickly. Some people flip the blade backwards. I just let er rip. Just as fast as it is loud, and boy is it.
Hello Michael! I'm in the same debate now as you were, but with an 14' RIB. Its transom calls for a 15" shaft, but my Yamaha f9.9(which I couldn't pass such great deal on) has a 20" shaft. So, I need a small jack plate to raise the motor at least a good 5"-6". btw.. in regards to your question about the proper height of the motor, my Yamaha f9.9 manual states: "Mount the outboard motor so that the anti-cavitation plate is between the bottom of the boat and a level 25mm (1") below it." Thanks for the video!
Hello, I’ve watched this video several times and later watched you install a CMC plate. Could you describe the difference you have felt or your overall decision?
That's really good. I need to do one since the transom brackets on my Mercury outboard won't fit on the aluminum transom of my 1448. The person who had it before me put an extra thick transom cover over the original transom.👍
Been watching for a long time, sold my 96 bass tracker and got a 1448. Been building and love this mod. A test and tune video would be cool! Also how does the hydrofoil work for ya? I also think it’s AWESOME that your doing all this stuff WITHOUT all the fancy tool, drills, saws ext..... doing more with less is a great way to do it!!! 👍👍
I just put my Johnson 9.5 hp on my 14 ft Meyers aluminum fishing boat and I took it out for the first time yesterday but it won't plane and it doesn't feel like it's meeting its full potential.... And ideas? Thank you for your help man enjoy your videos and so much great info.
Is it possible to put an electric tilt and trim on the back of a jack plate? I have a 1548 g3 and the previous owner welded and bolted a jack plate to it. It sticks out kind of far and the bottom of it is open, on the launch it creates back pressure. I don’t like it lol. I was thinking about welding another piece on the bottom.
In the future you should use s bracket aluminum and add plywood or aluminum to the mounting area to increase width and strength. You can purchase an all metal one for around $100, although I like the idea of building it yourself.
(I’m doing my first boat) So the cavitation plate is the horizontal fin (black) on the lower motor housing and you want that on the same level as the bottom of the boat? - How thick was the aluminum angle? - Stainless steel hardware or aluminum? Stainless Great video. Damn, something else to check into on my boat!
Looks functional, great work, for every inch you move it back you should go up also, built something like this for my jon but it’s hydraulic tilt as well
So I have a older motor and the water intake ports are above the cavitation plate so does it still set up like a motor where they are below the cavitation plate or does it need to send Neighbor in the water?
Hell ya man I just started to bild one after watching your awesome video thank you, I wish I could sed you a picture all I'm writing on is a piece of flat aluminum to finish it off, hell ya also I need to join the TBN team start up a chapter out here in Oklahoma
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. How thick aluminum should I use? I have a 25hp in need to raise about 6 inches. Do you think 1/8 will be strong enough?
What's up Mike, cool vid bro I dont have a motor on my 1436 Jon boat yet , ( can't afford one just yet)) but my question is how would I know what length I need to get on a trolling motor for my boat? I'm a first timer and I'm sanding and sealing before painting and um getting a trolling motor for fathers day but I dont know what length shaft I should get for the best efficiency can u help me?
I appreciate you show the process including the mistakes. It makes me feel less dumb when I make them :) Did we ever find out what size and thickness of the aluminum? I'm guessing 3x3 and maybe 1/2" ?
I was wondering the same thing. It's hard to tell from the video. I'm just guessing his angle is more than 3"X3". Possibly 4"X4". And less than 1/2" thick. Maybe 3/8"? Or even less? I have a store bought jack plate of the same design and it's 1/2" thick. But it's for a 200hp motor on a boat that weighs 2,000+/- lbs. So 1/2" would definitely be plenty for a 100 lb 15hp motor. I'm thinking of building a plate for my 14' skiff and 100lb 20hp motor with 3"X4" angle 1/4" thick (at least that's the plan so far. It could change ;-).
I love this idea!!! I want to do something similar on my 16' Lund. I can't find that size aluminum angle anywhere except special order and 20' minimum... If you have a resource I know many of us would love to know. Thanks for all the awesome videos!
What would you do differently on this build? How much wider would you go for your plywood would 12" work better? When you add the plywood would you go ahead and add two peices to it?
@TinyBoatNation wow. Big fan of your videos. Watch a lot of them. SIMPLE question to answer! Have bought a lot from your company. Didn't know you were such a dick. Now I do! Wish I could return the crap I bought from you! Ignorant jerk you be!
So question. Why would my exhaust port be coming out of the water at speed? First time it happened i thought some gasket blew out. But i let off and nope. Went back under water and back to normal sound. It's only a 6hp short shaft. It doesn't happen all the time only when trimmed down.
Interesting! How heavy of a motor would something like this hold? Also, what is the purpose of angling the bracket? Did you think about aluminum welding plates together with that aluminum "brazing" rod? Lastly, did you consider cutting the height adjust holes oblong so you micro-adjust it? May help. Great idea & video. Thanks!
I would also fit from the transom a couple stablizer bars to side of the boat to make it stiffer if it ever hit a rock it made to my tourqe a little over engineering might help I’m putting a 7.5 hp on a 10 foot jon thanks for your video
A lot of youtubes say level the cavitation plate with the lowest point of the keel. Problem with that is that every boat I know of that lowest point of the keel goes under the waterline when you are in the boat, right? So, that would put your cavitation plate under the water, which is not what we want .
Don't they make a 15 inch engine for these 15 inch transoms??I just got a new Suzuki 6hp, thought it was a short shaft but its about 18 inches to the cavitation plate
Nah, I'll just find a 15 inch shaft engine. Don't need all the weight and leverage that high throwing of the center of gravity and stressin what little bit of transom I got.
It's been a few months since you made this I need to raise a long shaft 5hp up about 10". Aluminum is soft so I'm wondering how you're held up and the size of the angle iron you used
Can the amazon jack plate be used reverse to lower the motor? I have a 14' Fisher 1998 bass boat that I am redoing. It is in excellent shape but I am converting it to a tiller style boat. Meaning I'm taking off the 25hp Mercury and the steering console to put a 9.9 motor in it so I can fish the small lakes. The 9.9 I have is a short shaft and my transom is 21 inches. My motor length from the place it rests on the transom to the cavitation plate is 19 inches meaning the cavitation plate sits about the bottom line of the back of the boat. Any advice?
Looks like you just need about a 4’ piece of aluminum angle and a ~12”x12” plate and a couple scrap pieces of plywood. Throw in about $20-$30 for 12 Stainless bolts, nuts, and washers.
@@TinyBoatNation I picked up a drill bit one time it at a friends house it was very toasty burn blister toasty i threw it down quickly. my friend snickered and said hot ain't it? I said ........ NO it just don't take me long to look at drill bits, he laughed his ass off for 5 minutes, he has never heard that one before, I supposed you haven't either.. the original joke is told about a horseshoe at a blacksmith shop.....
What size holes for the mount? How far apart are the adjustment holes? more information on how to build would be great.. I'm in the process of building a jackplate and watched your video several times trying to figure out the hole size and spacing.... great job though
@@TinyBoatNation Great answer, way to belittle a well-meant warning... You obviously have quite the following, so even though the odd exposure to epoxy is "survivable", epoxy allergies due to continued exposure are very real and perhaps worth passing onto some of the people whom you influence.
It's a crying shame that somebody doesn't just make a lightweight, pressed aluminum jack plate especially for 60 pound or less, 6 HP and down outboards. It could be along the lines of the Mini Jacker, which is super-thick and heavy cast aluminum, and rated for up to 150 pounds and 35 Horsepower, and is therefore brutally over-built and expensive for 125 pound inflatables and 12 foot aluminum jon boats with a single cylinder, 6 HP and less outboards. If I had the means I would press some out of 3/16 sheet aluminum and make a fortune.
You coulda just clamped a board to the top of the transom and hung the motor higher. Its a 15 hp portable motor. There is no need for all this. Its not a performance motor or boat hull. At the very least you could get the motor to the height you think it needs to be and test ride it..
You don't pay 50 dollars for a McDouble from McDonald's. Why waste time and money with a jackplate on an unmodded 15hp motor. He coulda raised the transom in five minutes if he wanted a marginal speed gain
Imo small boats are about how slow you can stay on plane and cruise. And how shallow you can go. Its not a speed machine. Slow efficient cruise and shallow ability is where its at
Instead of wood you should have used plastic cutting board. Kinda silly to ask us HOW YA DOING in a video... Maybe next time just say hope you're doing well!
*This makes my old motor look like a toy **enjoyable.fishing** recommend it's well built. I haven't had it on the water yet, but I'm very sure it will perform just fine.*
You can cut that angle with a skilsaw and a standard carbide tipped blade. I installed aluminum patios and carports for many years and that was all we used. Great vid, thanks!!
SwampCritter I would not recommend using one’s teeth. The dentist would not be happy.
nicely done i worked for a company for over 20 years that had lots of Aluminum Angle cutoffs we were allowed to take for personal use for free i built all kinds of jigs and items out of it including a Jet Pump puller for SeaDoo Jetskis that the shop manuals said you needed to purchase their own puller from the dealership at a cost of over 100 dollars ? i think not i told my brother inlaw when i showed him what i welded up !he was dought ful as a career Chef but watched me remove the impeller pump assembly from his damaged watercraft in a effort to repair the damage ! the tool worked flawlessly ! and best of all free with about a half hours assembly time for me and some hardware and parts i already had i’d like to note that the repair manuals had a crude drawing of the recccomended puller the company sold so i had something to sort of cheat from on the design same thing as you stated the Aluminum didn’t really flex even under a load despite mine not being structual grade ? another thing i did just as a hoot was i took the time to polish a scrap piece to a almost chrome shine on it as i had
Watching you grab the hot piece of aluminum hits home :)
Nice tutorial Mike. Life will be easier for you and your fabrication more accurate if you get a bench top drill press and a porta band saw. Both available at Harbor Freight Tools and they go on sale often enough or use the 20% off coupons in the mail. The cavitation plate on the outboard should be even with the bottom of the transom.
Crazy! You lifted that motor off like it weighed 20 lbs. Nice plate. Too bad I already put a mini jacker on my inflatable catamaran.
You really need to invest in a mitre saw and aluminium blade. Makes cutting take a second rather than 30 seconds a pop. Best investment I ever made.
I just use old wood blades. I say old because it will dull a new one quickly. Some people flip the blade backwards. I just let er rip. Just as fast as it is loud, and boy is it.
Hello Michael! I'm in the same debate now as you were, but with an 14' RIB. Its transom calls for a 15" shaft, but my Yamaha f9.9(which I couldn't pass such great deal on) has a 20" shaft. So, I need a small jack plate to raise the motor at least a good 5"-6". btw.. in regards to your question about the proper height of the motor, my Yamaha f9.9 manual states: "Mount the outboard motor so that the anti-cavitation plate is between the bottom of the boat and a level 25mm (1") below it." Thanks for the video!
I can’t wait to see how the boat goes now.
Hello,
I’ve watched this video several times and later watched you install a CMC plate. Could you describe the difference you have felt or your overall decision?
Great stuff! Thank you for sharing. I do believe I will get one of your modern ones though.
That's really good. I need to do one since the transom brackets on my Mercury outboard won't fit on the aluminum transom of my 1448. The person who had it before me put an extra thick transom cover over the original transom.👍
My owner's manual says .2 to 1 inch ventilation plate below level of the hull. 20 hp Tohatsu.
Great! Affordable and economical. Thanks!
Been watching for a long time, sold my 96 bass tracker and got a 1448. Been building and love this mod. A test and tune video would be cool! Also how does the hydrofoil work for ya? I also think it’s AWESOME that your doing all this stuff WITHOUT all the fancy tool, drills, saws ext..... doing more with less is a great way to do it!!! 👍👍
Jack Plates are really expensive. Great low cost idea!
On the fly jack plates are great, but they cost around $600. However, they are fully variable and you can adjust them as you are running the motor.
Awesome idea...i need something like this for my kicker👍
I just put my Johnson 9.5 hp on my 14 ft Meyers aluminum fishing boat and I took it out for the first time yesterday but it won't plane and it doesn't feel like it's meeting its full potential.... And ideas? Thank you for your help man enjoy your videos and so much great info.
Awesome! Parts list would help tremendously.
Is it possible to put an electric tilt and trim on the back of a jack plate? I have a 1548 g3 and the previous owner welded and bolted a jack plate to it. It sticks out kind of far and the bottom of it is open, on the launch it creates back pressure. I don’t like it lol. I was thinking about welding another piece on the bottom.
So legit! Nice work man.
In the future you should use s bracket aluminum and add plywood or aluminum to the mounting area to increase width and strength. You can purchase an all metal one for around $100, although I like the idea of building it yourself.
(I’m doing my first boat) So the cavitation plate is the horizontal fin (black) on the lower motor housing and you want that on the same level as the bottom of the boat?
- How thick was the aluminum angle?
- Stainless steel hardware or aluminum? Stainless
Great video. Damn, something else to check into on my boat!
@@TinyBoatNation what does it depend on? The design of the boat?
If u had a LG, work shop,u could really turn out some work"? great job!
Excellent ideas. Enjoyed the video
You have to lift the engine up a little more. Never seen this `mini jack`thingy... we just build up the transom.
Looks functional, great work, for every inch you move it back you should go up also, built something like this for my jon but it’s hydraulic tilt as well
I like your build you do great work
I'm working on my boat and trying to figure out the floor for this boat
Again, Great Video. thank you so much!
When cutting Aluminum you can use a Skill Saw with a woodcutting blade. I did this with 3/8 Aluminum but I saw on youtube cut a 1-inch thick aluminum.
Nice built dude!
Well done man! Makes me want to continue building my boat again.
@micheallopez great video. Would you say any aluminum boat or tiny boat would benefit from using a jack plate?
So I have a older motor and the water intake ports are above the cavitation plate so does it still set up like a motor where they are below the cavitation plate or does it need to send Neighbor in the water?
how thick is the Angle Aluminum did you use thank you for the video very very good thanks
Would this work for my 30 hp
You should make an electric one or hydraulic
Hell ya man I just started to bild one after watching your awesome video thank you, I wish I could sed you a picture all I'm writing on is a piece of flat aluminum to finish it off, hell ya also I need to join the TBN team start up a chapter out here in Oklahoma
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. How thick aluminum should I use? I have a 25hp in need to raise about 6 inches. Do you think 1/8 will be strong enough?
NO - ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
i have a winrace 13 and it semes cavitation plate is 1 inch higer than the bottom of the boat
What's up Mike, cool vid bro I dont have a motor on my 1436 Jon boat yet , ( can't afford one just yet)) but my question is how would I know what length I need to get on a trolling motor for my boat? I'm a first timer and I'm sanding and sealing before painting and um getting a trolling motor for fathers day but I dont know what length shaft I should get for the best efficiency can u help me?
I appreciate you show the process including the mistakes. It makes me feel less dumb when I make them :) Did we ever find out what size and thickness of the aluminum? I'm guessing 3x3 and maybe 1/2" ?
I was wondering the same thing. It's hard to tell from the video. I'm just guessing his angle is more than 3"X3". Possibly 4"X4". And less than 1/2" thick. Maybe 3/8"? Or even less?
I have a store bought jack plate of the same design and it's 1/2" thick. But it's for a 200hp motor on a boat that weighs 2,000+/- lbs. So 1/2" would definitely be plenty for a 100 lb 15hp motor. I'm thinking of building a plate for my 14' skiff and 100lb 20hp motor with 3"X4" angle 1/4" thick (at least that's the plan so far. It could change ;-).
I love this idea!!! I want to do something similar on my 16' Lund. I can't find that size aluminum angle anywhere except special order and 20' minimum... If you have a resource I know many of us would love to know. Thanks for all the awesome videos!
recycle yard
Old bed frame steel
How thick is the angled aluminum?
Think it would work with a 40hp
Hi how much did you actually spend on it ?
Are you using any particular type of aluminum?
Is the boat transom 15” on your boat ? And you outboard is a 20” long shaft to ? Just wondering cuz I’m going to try this
Transom is a std 15-in her and those Yammy’s are 18”
Thank you!
What would you do differently on this build?
How much wider would you go for your plywood would 12" work better?
When you add the plywood would you go ahead and add two peices to it?
Did the plywood not hold up?
Practice make perfection. I'm on a complete build atm and its getting very pricey. That's why I'm making my jack out of scrap I have laying around
Is the 20 gallon big enough to tournament fish?
20 comments asking for aluminum size and not one fricking answer. Then you reply to me like a total ass hat. Nice work.
Go source it yourself, chump.
@TinyBoatNation wow. Big fan of your videos. Watch a lot of them. SIMPLE question to answer! Have bought a lot from your company. Didn't know you were such a dick. Now I do! Wish I could return the crap I bought from you! Ignorant jerk you be!
@@TinyBoatNation Real professional buddy. I was a customer of yours. WAS!!!
So question. Why would my exhaust port be coming out of the water at speed? First time it happened i thought some gasket blew out. But i let off and nope. Went back under water and back to normal sound. It's only a 6hp short shaft. It doesn't happen all the time only when trimmed down.
Too high out of the water
nicely done!!!!
I have a 28 foot punt with a 90 Yamaha do u know how they will work for punt
what is the dimensions of that aluminum angle?
Big fkn aluminum angle
Is this work for a boat with cutout slopped at the back ?
Very good!
I just want to go fishing!
the fyckin perfect good job thanks for the vid
Interesting! How heavy of a motor would something like this hold? Also, what is the purpose of angling the bracket? Did you think about aluminum welding plates together with that aluminum "brazing" rod? Lastly, did you consider cutting the height adjust holes oblong so you micro-adjust it? May help. Great idea & video. Thanks!
The aluminum brazing rods are for non structural aluminum joints or filling holes. Anything else is risky.
I would also fit from the transom a couple stablizer bars to side of the boat to make it stiffer if it ever hit a rock it made to my tourqe a little over engineering might help I’m putting a 7.5 hp on a 10 foot jon thanks for your video
Hi the type of aluminium??
A lot of youtubes say level the cavitation plate with the lowest point of the keel. Problem with that is that every boat I know of that lowest point of the keel goes under the waterline when you are in the boat, right? So, that would put your cavitation plate under the water, which is not what we want .
Not when you are up On-Plane at speed - which is also where you want it to make the biggest difference!
I was looking for the link but can’t find it. Can you give it to me please
You Need to invest in a harbor freight metal chop saw would save you a lot of time JT
How thick is the aluminum?
Need help..... I just got a 1980 14ft sears gamefisher flat bottom jon boat
Hola.qur medidas de angulo usadte?
Don't they make a 15 inch engine for these 15 inch transoms??I just got a new Suzuki 6hp, thought it was a short shaft but its about 18 inches to the cavitation plate
Nah, I'll just find a 15 inch shaft engine. Don't need all the weight and leverage that high throwing of the center of gravity and stressin what little bit of transom I got.
Why does the amazon link not have a picture of the jack plate? Does anyone know if it is the legit thing or not?
I have always been told the cavitation plate should be even with the bottom of the boat.
It's been a few months since you made this I need to raise a long shaft 5hp up about 10". Aluminum is soft so I'm wondering how you're held up and the size of the angle iron you used
Man, that motor is at least 120lb, u sinply lift it like that?
No it's around 80.
how to calculate the placement of motors in the helmets
What song is playing at 5:41?
Dude you need to sell that!!!
name of the song starting at 4:07???
Can the amazon jack plate be used reverse to lower the motor? I have a 14' Fisher 1998 bass boat that I am redoing. It is in excellent shape but I am converting it to a tiller style boat. Meaning I'm taking off the 25hp Mercury and the steering console to put a 9.9 motor in it so I can fish the small lakes. The 9.9 I have is a short shaft and my transom is 21 inches. My motor length from the place it rests on the transom to the cavitation plate is 19 inches meaning the cavitation plate sits about the bottom line of the back of the boat. Any advice?
Cavitation plate should even with bottom of transom for a starting point. The transom could be notched for lowering the outboard .
Hey man I want to make this do you have all the things you used and the rough price estimate?
Looks like you just need about a 4’ piece of aluminum angle and a ~12”x12” plate and a couple scrap pieces of plywood. Throw in about $20-$30 for 12 Stainless bolts, nuts, and washers.
Looks like a 4’ piece of 3”x3”x3/8” aluminum angle runs about $60 from metals depot. Plan on spending just over $100 if you have all of the tools
How has it held up
Bad ass . I'm using your design right now on my lund. The new tohatsu long shafts are 23 inches I need 2 inch rise. These re 1/4 inch angles yeah?
That piece of aluminum wasn't hot, it just don't take you long to look at it...
@@TinyBoatNation I picked up a drill bit one time it at a friends house it was very toasty burn blister toasty i threw it down quickly. my friend snickered and said hot ain't it? I said ........ NO it just don't take me long to look at drill bits, he laughed his ass off for 5 minutes, he has never heard that one before, I supposed you haven't either.. the original joke is told about a horseshoe at a blacksmith shop.....
Never use casted aluminum....vibration will crack it.
Good to know
I thought butchers only cut meat ?
Definetly 1 more inch imo man
What size holes for the mount? How far apart are the adjustment holes? more information on how to build would be great.. I'm in the process of building a jackplate and watched your video several times trying to figure out the hole size and spacing.... great job though
Did you really apply epoxy with your finger without protective gloves? Watch out for allergies, that shit is nasty ;)
@@TinyBoatNation Great answer, way to belittle a well-meant warning... You obviously have quite the following, so even though the odd exposure to epoxy is "survivable", epoxy allergies due to continued exposure are very real and perhaps worth passing onto some of the people whom you influence.
It's a crying shame that somebody doesn't just make a lightweight, pressed aluminum jack plate especially for 60 pound or less, 6 HP and down outboards. It could be along the lines of the Mini Jacker, which is super-thick and heavy cast aluminum, and rated for up to 150 pounds and 35 Horsepower, and is therefore brutally over-built and expensive for 125 pound inflatables and 12 foot aluminum jon boats with a single cylinder, 6 HP and less outboards. If I had the means I would press some out of 3/16 sheet aluminum and make a fortune.
That is a fair point and something we should consider
Just go very slow.
You coulda just clamped a board to the top of the transom and hung the motor higher. Its a 15 hp portable motor. There is no need for all this. Its not a performance motor or boat hull. At the very least you could get the motor to the height you think it needs to be and test ride it..
And another thing is take the whale tail off...and weld tabs on your hull that you can bend if lift is a problem
And you could just build a house out of debris.. Or you could build is correctly.
You don't pay 50 dollars for a McDouble from McDonald's. Why waste time and money with a jackplate on an unmodded 15hp motor. He coulda raised the transom in five minutes if he wanted a marginal speed gain
Imo small boats are about how slow you can stay on plane and cruise. And how shallow you can go. Its not a speed machine. Slow efficient cruise and shallow ability is where its at
That looks like a mess. I hope it works.
Instead of wood you should have used plastic cutting board.
Kinda silly to ask us HOW YA DOING in a video... Maybe next time just say hope you're doing well!
Nope
What a HACK JOB…. no thanks.
Your editing is painful to my eyes
Brilliant. Just curious what did you pay for the alloy stock?
I don’t remember, but aluminum gets more expensive by the day so