How DoI build a Jack Plate

[Oz Dude]

bajaboy13 - if you look in the Metal Fabtication forum you'll find the thread where the guy made his own jack plate for a 50hp motor. It has good instructions re cutting etc. This may help you.

We've decided that we're going to rough one up out of steel first which is easy to weld and change as we need. Once we've got it right, we'll move to alloy and get the pieces milled for a professional finish.

Good luck with yours - post pics!!

Oz

[bajaboy13]

sweet I found the one on the GW and found this http://www.dillon-racing.com/jackplate/index.htm I probably wont be able to get at it till a while bc of school but I will keep posted!

[Oz Dude]

That's the one - remember those plans are only for a small motor though!

Oz

[bajaboy13]

yeh needs to be a little beefed up for my tower of power!

[thelightning]

I have build mine myself.. Its adjustable to 4 diffrent heights..

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[150aintenuff]

if you can find some 4"X4 or 6" angle in 1/2 inch alumunum and cut it into 2 pieces at about 18" long you can bolt the angles together to make a channel and a 2 piece plate, then to make it a one piece plate weld the 2 sections of channel together with a tye bar.. I can buy aluminum by the pound and have been thinking about building a 10" fixed plate for my fissin boat out of it... as it is 4"x6" angle 5/8 thick and long enough to make a 2 piece plate..

[vista 88]

better just to buy one...so many cheap ones on the market now and you can mod it if needed

[Thomas H]

the thread just below this one called Anyone build their own setback bracket, post #10 may give you some cool ideas.

[Blackbean]

I went to Bob's Machine shop, near my home, here in Tampa, Fla. Steven,gave us a tour of the facility, and it is really high tech.All cnc machines,numerous tests on every component,the pumps are tested on 1000 lbs of weight.
We bought an Extreme Series, 4 in. setback, and had them install it. We have a 300 HP Suzuki, and here are a few photos of how it's made.

[milkdud]

I made mine out of 4x4 aluminum angle. It only holds up a 1500 inline . I wanted something with only 4 inches of set back so I just built it myself. Its manual and I have to use a car jack under the motor to adjust it. But it works for me.

Not sure if this pic shows it well or not.
Conrad

[vnemous]

here is a link
http://www.screamandfly.com/showthre...ck-plate-today