How to make a manual jack plate

 · With all the touque pressure on the jack plate, I would be afraid to want to convert the manual to a power adjustment. There are manual jack plates that have threaded rods and attach to the bracket and you adjust them by turning a nut at the top. This type I might try it but not any other. You could weld a flywheel on the top and put a 12 volt User Interaction Count: Use a hoist to lift and maneuver the outboard. Select the mounting hole on the outboard bracket that will best suit your boat and application. Move the engine into position. Feed the outboard bolts on the jack plate into the mounting holes on the engine bracket.  · Homemade Jack Plate. After a failed first attempt, I now have a great looking and working homemade jack plate. At first, I tried using 2" x 2" aluminum angle. I drilled 3 holes in one piece and 3 matching slots in the adjoining piece. This only gave me 2 1/2" of set back. The clamps on the motor hit the transom.

Manual jack plates are able to do this. By using a slot inside the plate on which allows part of the plate to slide up or down. When you find the perfect engine height for your boat and engine combination. You can tighten the plate with a wrench. And set the plate in position where you want it. You can adjust the height of your engine on a manual jack plate. If you are mounting a longshaft motor on a 15" transom, make the moving part of the the jackplate 5" longer than shown in the plans drawings. Start with four 12" lengths of 4" x 4" x 1/4" aluminum angle. Layout the hole locations, as shown on the drawings. I use a hacksaw to join the holes into slots. First square the holes somewhat with a small file (a triangular file works well). JACK PLATE DIMENSIONS: • Height – 10 1/2”. • Width (Transom Side) – 12 ½”. • Width (Motor Side) – 13 ¼”. • Set Back – 5” (total length from from of transom side to the back of the motor slide) • Motor Plate Height – 12 ½”. • Motor Mounting Plate (Inside Brackets) – 10 ¾”. MAX RISE (travel): 5 1/2 inches of travel.

Manual Jack Plate: (8" Setback) Rated up to hp. Narrow designed- only inches wide, make this plate possible to fit the narrowest of. 16 ธ.ค. The Boating Forum - Manual Jack Plates? - I am thinking about getting a jack plate for my duck boat. I have a Merc ELPTO motor and want more. Their purpose is to give the operator or the installer the ability to raise and lower You can adjust the height of your engine on a manual jack plate.