Montauk 170 Adding Jack Plate

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jim40
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Montauk 170 Adding Jack Plate

Postby jim40 » Tue Mar 02, 2021 12:20 pm

For anyone who has installed a jack plate on a Montauk 170: what are your observations of the advantages or the disadvantages of installing the jack plate?

I plan to install a 6-inch RiteHite manual jack plate on a 2008 Montauk 170 with a 2008 Mercury 90 FOURSTROKE using a Mercury HIGHFIVE 20-pitch propeller.

BACKSTORY: I have had [manual jack plates] on bass boats before. I realize that a jack plate may add a little speed and possibly help make the boat transition to plane better. The boats I've had [with a jack plate] had the jack plate installed when purchased, so I've never seen the before-and-after effect of a jack plate installed.

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Re: Montauk 170 Adding Jack Plate

Postby jimh » Tue Mar 02, 2021 1:18 pm

There are prior discussions on this topic:

MONTAUK: Jack Plate, the Idea, the Benefit, the Drawback
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/007360.html

170 Montauk with Jack Plate
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/006819.html

MONTAUK 17: Affect of Jackplate on Performance
http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/014543.html