any one tried a stern jack??

[Hottrucks]

Ok I was looking at a checkmate an was woundering if anyone has ever used or tried a stern jack on an Alpha drive???? it's got a 5.7 in it and was thinking of giving it a good beating until I can find something else..it will become the work boat to booze cruz and pull tubes and what not...but why not make it all it can be at the same time.....

[john ring]

too much money....not enough gain

[RLC PE]

Ok I was looking at a checkmate an was woundering if anyone has ever used or tried a stern jack on an Alpha drive???? it's got a 5.7 in it and was thinking of giving it a good beating until I can find something else..it will become the work boat to booze cruz and pull tubes and what not...but why not make it all it can be at the same time.....

Save your time and money. I tride and tested land and sea stern jack every possible way not worth the money. It was a great concept but not a real good working practical one

[Raceman]

I put one on a friend's Pachanga with a Bravo one time. (AGAINST the advice of from my friend at Merc who felt STRONGLY that they were a safety hazzard because of all the leverage on the gimbal) We didn't see NEAR the gain that L & S was predicting, PLUS they are butt ugly hangin' off the back of the boat. I think it was less than 2 mph on his speedo.

[RLC PE]

With all the testing I have done. I never saw any more the 2 mph. Never reached any speeds they claimed

[SUPAJAY]

Do some mods to the motor, 5.7 parts are so cheap... nice 4bbl and intake would wake it up.

[JWTjr.]

I tested several Stern Jacks on several different hulls. The results ranged from incredible speed and handling gains (Checkmate 21') to a loss in speed on one particular hull (Cougar 20').

JT