Re: Should I fabricate a jack plate for my boat?

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August 26, 2015 at 3:54 pm #22704
Mumbles
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    The classic Johnnyrude shorties all hang a bit low in the water on a standard 15" transom. The A/V plate will be about three inches below the bottom of the hull. The OMC engineers might have designed them this way to allow for boats with keels which would introduce air into the prop.