Are these Jack Plates any Good

Pash 1 · 27-07-2008, 01:54 PM

Are these jack plates any good? just won it on ebay and the guy wants $220 to ship it to the uk...

He's offered me an out if I want it

The question is are they any good??

scottyboy · 27-07-2008, 02:03 PM

Dont quote me but i think "Night nurse" on here runs one on his offshore boat without any probs? Looks like a merc pump too which are ok with the top motor bracket mod to stop them breaking as they are plastic. Dunno what HP there rated to either?
Think ADAM at K4 sell's em?

Pash 1 · 27-07-2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottyboy

Dont quote me but i think "Night nurse" on here runs one on his offshore boat without any probs? Looks like a merc pump too which are ok with the top motor bracket mod to stop them breaking as they are plastic. Dunno what HP there rated to either?
Think ADAM at K4 sell's em?

am told its rated to 300 hp only cost $510 of about £260 plus shipping of say £100 ish

Oh buy the way its been stripped and worn parts replaced

Cookee · 28-07-2008, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pash 1

Are these jack plates any good? just won it on ebay and the guy wants $220 to ship it to the uk...

He's offered me an out if I want it

The question is are they any good??

The best lifter is the Stainless Marine Gorilla without any doubt in my opinion, however on a cat used for leisure purposes (my race boat is very hard on equipment) it would probably be OK - we broke one of those fairly quickly and then broke it again after reinforcing it!

grandmas denture · 28-07-2008, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pash 1

Are these jack plates any good? just won it on ebay and the guy wants $220 to ship it to the uk...

He's offered me an out if I want it

The question is are they any good??

... sticker looks like www.bobsmachineshop.com

windy · 28-07-2008, 11:07 AM

There is a power lifter for sale in the trading threads which may be worth a look at.

Cookee · 28-07-2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandmas denture

... sticker looks like www.bobsmachineshop.com

Yes it looks like one of theirs although I have only ever seen then in plain aluminium and not painted / coated.

grandmas denture · 30-07-2008, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cookee

Yes it looks like one of theirs although I have only ever seen then in plain aluminium and not painted / coated.

yup

Adam · 31-07-2008, 08:44 AM

Yes - a painted Bobs Machine Shop lifter.

We have always had good results with them - although I tend to always go below their maximum power rating for British waters.

We used a 10" set-back model on the Mobil boat - now NightNurses - and that boat was the most successful rough water boat for many years so took a lot of punishment. Very few problems with the lifter.

However they (lifters in general) need careful fitting, transoms to be true (flat) and of course regular maintenance.

I generally use as little set back as possible (needed) from the lifter now - and now use the Bobs 4" set-back model the most. This is their heaviest duty model. In stock at K4+ !