180 DAUNTLESS Jack Plate
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 5:59 pm
For my 180 DAUNTLESS I am considering using a Bob’s 4-inch hydraulic jack plate to improve performance improvement and enable the boat to run in shallow water.
[To anyone who has run a Bob's 4-inch jack plate on a 180 DAUNTLESS:] Are there any problems with this set up?
Will adding the jack plate cause cause porpoising?
BACK STORY: Ten years ago I bought a Montauk with a 35-MPH top speed. Everyone here said get a jack plate and a Stiletto prop. I got that prop and a 4-inch manual plate; the boat was completely transformed. Top end was 42-MPH. I saw no negative affects. I just sold that boat and bought a 2006 180 DAUNTLESS 180 with a VERADO 150. The 180 DAUNTLESS runs 42-MPH at 6,200-RPM with three aboard.
[Moved to PERFORMANCE forum.--Moderator]
[To anyone who has run a Bob's 4-inch jack plate on a 180 DAUNTLESS:] Are there any problems with this set up?
Will adding the jack plate cause cause porpoising?
BACK STORY: Ten years ago I bought a Montauk with a 35-MPH top speed. Everyone here said get a jack plate and a Stiletto prop. I got that prop and a 4-inch manual plate; the boat was completely transformed. Top end was 42-MPH. I saw no negative affects. I just sold that boat and bought a 2006 180 DAUNTLESS 180 with a VERADO 150. The 180 DAUNTLESS runs 42-MPH at 6,200-RPM with three aboard.
[Moved to PERFORMANCE forum.--Moderator]