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    Jack plate to lower outboard on jon boat?

    Hi everyone, I saw a couple other posts about this but not with my situation. I have a Johnson 40hp tiller short shaft on a 17ft mod v jon boat where the cav plate sits about 3" above the bottom of the transom. I know i can lower the motor a bit with a jack plate, and I saw concerns about...
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    Kicker bracket as a jack plate??

    Hi everyone, I just bought a 16ft mirrocraft deep fisherman, and it has a 15" transom. the 25hp merc i have has a 20" shaft. can i use an adjustable kicker bracket as a jack plate for it? most jack plates I have seen only go up 1-2" and are wildly expensive. the bracket is rated for 25hp. also...
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    Boat on a budget

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the world of big boats (more than 16ft). I need a boat to mostly fish, tow tubes, take the family, and tend my layout boat. The big problem is I have a budget of about 5k (still in school). My opptions are an angler style center console (think osprey, sea hunt, GW etc)...
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    1987 19ft Bluefin Sportsman 1900 Restoration

    Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum. I figured I'd show and get advice from you folks on it. My plan is to turn it into an open plan side console fishing and hunting boat.
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