THUMPER144
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I’ve tried my best to search, but have had little luck. Please forgive me if this is redundant and point me in the right direction.
I currently own a 2015 16’ Blazer with a 60 jet on it. It has the 27” transom. It has been a wonderful handling boat. Absolutely would go this route again. No regrets.
I am going to start fishing some really large deeper lakes more frequently and Would like to go to a prop to save gas and get more speed. I called my jet dealer and they told me I need a standard length lower unit with a jack plate. This did not sound right to me???
I called a jack plate manufacturer and they told me I need an XL lower unit(25”) and a jackplate. This sounds much more realistic to me....
In my mind I see the XL shaft conversion as being a good start, but how much setback do I want from the boat? I was thinking as little as possible, but I’m reading everything from a-z! It is only a 16’ boat, so I was thinking 4-6” max”. My next question is, does anyone know of a jack plate that will not require any drilling to lower the power head the required 2-3” that I may have to drop it? I’m guessing that I’ll have to drop it that much.
I currently own a 2015 16’ Blazer with a 60 jet on it. It has the 27” transom. It has been a wonderful handling boat. Absolutely would go this route again. No regrets.
I am going to start fishing some really large deeper lakes more frequently and Would like to go to a prop to save gas and get more speed. I called my jet dealer and they told me I need a standard length lower unit with a jack plate. This did not sound right to me???
I called a jack plate manufacturer and they told me I need an XL lower unit(25”) and a jackplate. This sounds much more realistic to me....
In my mind I see the XL shaft conversion as being a good start, but how much setback do I want from the boat? I was thinking as little as possible, but I’m reading everything from a-z! It is only a 16’ boat, so I was thinking 4-6” max”. My next question is, does anyone know of a jack plate that will not require any drilling to lower the power head the required 2-3” that I may have to drop it? I’m guessing that I’ll have to drop it that much.