Jack Plates on G3 Eagle 175

mad hatter

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I'm interested in adding a 4" Hydraulic Jack Plate to my new Eagle 175 bass boat with a 90 hp Yamaha. I fish in shallow Wisconsin waters and I'm looking to raise the engine some when not on plane. When asked, G3 had this to say "All of our boat designs are tested and approved each year to meet or exceed all U.S. Coast Guard, ABYC and NMMA regulations. We simply cannot advise this aftermarket installation, as any departure from these approved designs could compromise the standards set by these organizations." That's a safe corporate answer and in the same place I would say the same thing. But really, with so many fiberglass boats out there with jack plates why not add one to an aluminum boat too?

When I asked a well known Jack Plate manufacturer, they thought it would be fine.

I have looked on-line and have not seen anything around the topic of adding a jack plate to any aluminum boat let alone a G3 Eagle.

Again, my primary concern is prop and engine damage from shallow running but I'll take a few more MPH if this were to improve performance.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mad Hatter
 

mad hatter

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Re: Jack Plates on G3 Eagle 175

I'm bumping this to the top. I'm still interested in adding a plate and could really use some advice from other G3 owners.

Thanks
 

jbrandon47

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Re: Jack Plates on G3 Eagle 175

I'm dealing with the exact same question right now...what did you do and find out?
 

THMarineTeam

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Re: Jack Plates on G3 Eagle 175

As a manufacturer of jack plates, I can attest to the fact that many aluminum boat owners, and even aluminum boat builders do install jack plates - both manual and hydraulic jack plates. Also, aftermarket Tilt & Trims are installed by the thousands every year on aluminum boats used for shallow water fishing and duck hunting.

The top selling hydraulic jack plate on the market is the ATLAS? hydraulic plate by T-H Marine. It is available in 4" setback. Also available is the ATLAS? Micro that is designed for smaller outboards - it is 4" setback and is the lightest small outboard jack plate on the market. It is rated for up to 90 HP outboards.

You can learn more about the ATLAS? jack plate on T-H Marine's website at this page link:
http://www.thmarine.com/products/Ou...raulic-jack-plates/Atlas-Hydraulic-Jack-Plate

You can learn more about the ATLAS? Micro jack plate on T-H Marine's website at this page link:
http://www.thmarine.com/products/Ou...TLAS-hydraulic-jack-plates/Atlas-Micro-Jacker

You can purchase either of those ATLAS? hydraulic jack plates in the iBoats store at this link:
http://www.iboats.com/T-H-Marine-At...8092523--session_id.088295726--view_id.729950

I hope that helps and gives you more confidence in your decision.
 
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