Originally Posted by
Sonik
Before you guys all tell me to buy a "good" jackplate listen to my reasoning then feel free to chime in. The transom has 10 holes in it.....4 which have dowels and have been sealed ( BIA pattern I believe? ) and 6 that the jackplate bolt through that is a much larger footprint than the std pattern. I like the idea that the bolt pattern is larger so it helps distribute the load over a wider area (in theory anyway). Would the existing plate be sufficient IF I figured out a way to thread the side bolts into the mount plate instead of them just holding it in a fixed position like dowels? Obviously I'm concerned about a side load that casue a failure or may force or open the channels enough for the plate and motor to seperate from the hull ( I may be over-thinking this )