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rb posted 12-13-2002 09:59 AM ET (US)
Picked up my 2002 Mercury 4-stroke efi 50 last night and the 4-stroke weight issue did'nt hit home till I had to get it out of the back of my truck by myself. My engine is tiller steared and will be going on my 1970 16' Whaler. I want to use a setback bracket to mount with but don't want to setback so far that I can't reach the tiller comfortably. Cook Mfg makes a 2 piece bracket with 4" setback. My question is does anyone know of a shorter bracket then 4". As always, thanks in advance for any help. rb
JBCornwell posted 12-13-2002 10:08 AM ET (US)
Ahoy, RB.
I made a similar search before mounting my engine and was unable to find a shorter setback than 4".
Red sky at night. . .
JB
Bigshot posted 12-13-2002 11:26 AM ET (US)
Never seen one less than 4".
John W posted 12-13-2002 11:49 AM ET (US)
Go to www.bobsmachine.com . Click on the motor jack plates tab on the left side of the page. They make a manual jackplate with a 2-1/2" setback, built for small boats. They also make a 29lb hydraulic jackplate with a 3-7/8" setback.
Bob's Machine Shop hydraulic jackplates are used by many top tier Florida flats boat manufacturers as factory options. They are very well made & have an excellent repuatation for reliability. They dominate the market for jackplates here, and I have never heard a bad word about their products. The company is in Lakeland, FL but they ship worldwide.
Bigshot posted 12-13-2002 12:08 PM ET (US)
Bob's are the woo! Just can't afford a hydraulic so i went with what i could buy. I just can't see the advantage of a 2.5" setback except that you can adjust height. You can also adjust where you mount it on the transom. The rule of thumb(which really depends on boat/motor combo) is for every 6" of setback you can raise the engine 1". So on a 30" bracket you can run a 20" instead of a 25". Suzukis like to be mounted high(at least all the ones I know) so I can do a 4" above the hull with only a 5" setback. If I had a 8" setback i bet i could run a 15" shaft if they made one.
rb posted 12-13-2002 01:47 PM ET (US)
John W-
that 2 1/2 mauual bracket looks perfect for my application. My hull is only 500 pounds and steering from the back I was worried about too much bow lift if the engine was set back to far. Thanks, rb
LMJHB posted 12-13-2002 02:31 PM ET (US)
I contacted Cook Mfg. to ask what the cut-off point was between their 4" and 5 1/2" setback plates. The response was that below 16' boat length that they recommend the 4" and above the 5 1/2" I have a Dauntless 13 that I am getting ready to buy a 4" setback. Any comments?
witsendfl posted 12-13-2002 02:41 PM ET (US)
I was dealing w/ the same dilemna (sp)
last week. I have a 13 foot 70 Hull 20/21
transom/ that I needed to modify to fit a shortshaft motor. In the Land and Sea current catalog I believe page 417. There is a small extention / jack plate for $152.00. I do not know what brand it was. Any good dealer or Marina will have a account w/ Land and Sea. Look under transom mounts or Jack Plates
Good Luck !
Let me know if that will work
witsendfl

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Author	Topic: shortest setback bracket
rb	posted 12-13-2002 09:59 AM ET (US) Picked up my 2002 Mercury 4-stroke efi 50 last night and the 4-stroke weight issue did'nt hit home till I had to get it out of the back of my truck by myself. My engine is tiller steared and will be going on my 1970 16' Whaler. I want to use a setback bracket to mount with but don't want to setback so far that I can't reach the tiller comfortably. Cook Mfg makes a 2 piece bracket with 4" setback. My question is does anyone know of a shorter bracket then 4". As always, thanks in advance for any help. rb
JBCornwell	posted 12-13-2002 10:08 AM ET (US) Ahoy, RB. I made a similar search before mounting my engine and was unable to find a shorter setback than 4". Red sky at night. . . JB
Bigshot	posted 12-13-2002 11:26 AM ET (US) Never seen one less than 4".
John W	posted 12-13-2002 11:49 AM ET (US) Go to www.bobsmachine.com . Click on the motor jack plates tab on the left side of the page. They make a manual jackplate with a 2-1/2" setback, built for small boats. They also make a 29lb hydraulic jackplate with a 3-7/8" setback. Bob's Machine Shop hydraulic jackplates are used by many top tier Florida flats boat manufacturers as factory options. They are very well made & have an excellent repuatation for reliability. They dominate the market for jackplates here, and I have never heard a bad word about their products. The company is in Lakeland, FL but they ship worldwide.
Bigshot	posted 12-13-2002 12:08 PM ET (US) Bob's are the woo! Just can't afford a hydraulic so i went with what i could buy. I just can't see the advantage of a 2.5" setback except that you can adjust height. You can also adjust where you mount it on the transom. The rule of thumb(which really depends on boat/motor combo) is for every 6" of setback you can raise the engine 1". So on a 30" bracket you can run a 20" instead of a 25". Suzukis like to be mounted high(at least all the ones I know) so I can do a 4" above the hull with only a 5" setback. If I had a 8" setback i bet i could run a 15" shaft if they made one.
rb	posted 12-13-2002 01:47 PM ET (US) John W- that 2 1/2 mauual bracket looks perfect for my application. My hull is only 500 pounds and steering from the back I was worried about too much bow lift if the engine was set back to far. Thanks, rb
LMJHB	posted 12-13-2002 02:31 PM ET (US) I contacted Cook Mfg. to ask what the cut-off point was between their 4" and 5 1/2" setback plates. The response was that below 16' boat length that they recommend the 4" and above the 5 1/2" I have a Dauntless 13 that I am getting ready to buy a 4" setback. Any comments?
witsendfl	posted 12-13-2002 02:41 PM ET (US) I was dealing w/ the same dilemna (sp) last week. I have a 13 foot 70 Hull 20/21 transom/ that I needed to modify to fit a shortshaft motor. In the Land and Sea current catalog I believe page 417. There is a small extention / jack plate for $152.00. I do not know what brand it was. Any good dealer or Marina will have a account w/ Land and Sea. Look under transom mounts or Jack Plates Good Luck ! Let me know if that will work witsendfl