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    Unhappy looking for advise ... made a mistake.


    made a mistake bout for my 12 foot aluminum sea king 8 hp Nissan two stroke, motor runs grate starts from first pull the only problem it's a long shaft .
    guy who sold it to me sad it's not a problem and i know i can use but is there any not expensive way to "raise or lift" another 5 inch. back of my boat to
    enjoy a full power of my out board. i hope i explain my problem correctly .

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    add what more height you need. bolt it on the transom and brace what you raised to the back seat so it will take the stress of the motor pulling on the transom. shouldn't be a big problem or expense.

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    T & H Marine makes a little fixed jackplate you can bolt onto the boat and then mount the motor to it. It just a little light duty setback plate basically. I don't remember how much vertical rise it gives you but it does lift the motor up and sets it back about 4" or so. My buddy boat a boat years ago and when they ordered the motor for it they messed up and ordered a long shaft. The dealer used one of these to get the motor back up where it needed to be and it worked just fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slab Junkie View Post
    T & H Marine makes a little fixed jackplate you can bolt onto the boat and then mount the motor to it. It just a little light duty setback plate basically. I don't remember how much vertical rise it gives you but it does lift the motor up and sets it back about 4" or so. My buddy boat a boat years ago and when they ordered the motor for it they messed up and ordered a long shaft. The dealer used one of these to get the motor back up where it needed to be and it worked just fine.
    X2,take a look at this and see if this will work,had a friend that used a mercury 15hp on his boat and it worked great!!!!
    Trac Outboard Motor Brackets | Bass Pro Shops

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    Fixed Jack plate is the way to go
    Kevin

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