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New Jet Motor advice for 16’ Xpress
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<blockquote data-quote="handyandy" data-source="post: 471626" data-attributes="member: 18942"><p>You don't need a jack plate if you can set the engine at the right height directly on the transom. If your transom isn't high enough to bolt the engine directly on high enough your money would be better off spent to pay an aluminum welder/fabricator to weld an extension on your transom. I run a jack plate with my motor cause I also have a prop lower I have switched to on occasions and lower it down for the prop and raise it for the jet. If your not doing that there really isn't a need for a jack plate with a jet if you make your transom high enough. </p><p></p><p>I prefer tiller steer, but if you want a console run a console it helps the weight distribution. I run a tiller but my gas tank and battery are up front under the front deck on my boat which balances it really well. If I were you I'd go with the 60/40 at least if you want to be able run with three people. Your boat is probably a 1652 or 1654 which would be fine with a 60/40 even with a tiller. If you did tiller you might want to relocate the battery and gas tank. My boat is a 1554 with an a two stroke 1991 evinrude 70hp with a jet which effectively makes it a 40-50hp at the jet. The merc 60/40 outweighs my motor by a little bit which would make you a little arse heavy with a tiller, but I've seen plenty of boats your size with 60/40 mercs on the back of them with a tiller.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="handyandy, post: 471626, member: 18942"] You don't need a jack plate if you can set the engine at the right height directly on the transom. If your transom isn't high enough to bolt the engine directly on high enough your money would be better off spent to pay an aluminum welder/fabricator to weld an extension on your transom. I run a jack plate with my motor cause I also have a prop lower I have switched to on occasions and lower it down for the prop and raise it for the jet. If your not doing that there really isn't a need for a jack plate with a jet if you make your transom high enough. I prefer tiller steer, but if you want a console run a console it helps the weight distribution. I run a tiller but my gas tank and battery are up front under the front deck on my boat which balances it really well. If I were you I'd go with the 60/40 at least if you want to be able run with three people. Your boat is probably a 1652 or 1654 which would be fine with a 60/40 even with a tiller. If you did tiller you might want to relocate the battery and gas tank. My boat is a 1554 with an a two stroke 1991 evinrude 70hp with a jet which effectively makes it a 40-50hp at the jet. The merc 60/40 outweighs my motor by a little bit which would make you a little arse heavy with a tiller, but I've seen plenty of boats your size with 60/40 mercs on the back of them with a tiller. [/QUOTE]
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