Anyone ever used a Transom Elevator on their boat?

[Yankee Bill]

I'm looking at a 14' Alumacraft Crappie Jon which has a 15" Transom, but I already have a Long Shaft (20") 9.9 w/ low hours that I want to put on it. I was thinking about installing a Transom Elevator instead of trying to Jury-Rig the Transom to accommodate the longer shaft motor.

Was just wondering if any of you guys have used them w/ lower (10/15) hp motors. And if so, what your experience with them? Do they work as advertised?

Thanks,
YB

[Cmj]

Depending on what kind of motor it is, it may be easier to change it to a short shaft. Thats what I did. On some models it only takes a few minutes once you have the parts.

[scrat]

I used this from Bass pro shop and it worked good for me. Mini-Jacker for Clamp-on Outboards

[thill]

Mini-jacker

[Yankee Bill]

Depending on what kind of motor it is, it may be easier to change it to a short shaft. Thats what I did. On some models it only takes a few minutes once you have the parts.

It's a 1990 9.9 2 stroke Yamaha. I know next to nothing about working boat motors but from what I could gather on line I thought it was only possible to convert a short shaft to a long shaft, and not visa versa. So that's good to know Cmj. Don't know if it is possible w/ my motor though.
YB

[Yankee Bill]

I've looked at the Mini-Jacker's but when mounted according to their directions they only offer a 3" verticle offset, as opposed to the 5"+ that I'll need. That's why I was looking at the Transom Elevators, they state 5" of verticle offset.
YB

[Cray]

Looks like it would work just fine. I would when installing use some backing plate on the inside and some stainless bolts thru the transom to mount it.

[Crestliner08]

I used a Mini-Jacker on my 14' Crestliner. When I bought the boat, I didn't realize it came with a long shaft Yammy instead of a short shaft. With the jack plate I was able to raise the engine's cavitation plate the the lowest point on the center of the transom; which was optimal. This is what she looked like:





And this is what you need to achieve:



Once you have your engine mounted this way, you'll be able to adjust your trim to obtain optimal RPM and top end speed.

[skeetbum]

Crestliner is spot on.

[Yankee Bill]

Appreciate the input guys, but I'm not quite understanding the math here. The Long Shaft motor is on a 20" transom now and the cavitation plate is level with lowest point on the center of the transom. The boat I'm looking to put the motor on has a 15" transom, which means I would have to elevate the motor 5" for the cavitation plate to again be level with lowest point on the center of the transom.

So, if I use a Mini-Jacker which has a verticle off-set (lift) of 3" that still would leave the cavitation plate 2" lower than where it would need to be according to my calculations. Am I missing something here?

Thanks,
YB