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Jack Plate, Raise Transom or Add Splash Guards .. ????
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<blockquote data-quote="Country Dave" data-source="post: 307352" data-attributes="member: 10344"><p><em>I don’t think you can go wrong with getting a new four stroke regardless of brand, </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>We all have our favorites but there all pretty good. The benefits of a four stroke far outweigh the added poundage on the stern. They are quieter, better for the environment, they don’t smoke like two strokes and the fuel economy is most likely going to double. perhaps the best thing of all is you’re not buying $25 a gallon two stroke oil. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>So how to deal with the additional 55lbs on the stern. I think the best and most cost effective way to do it is, firstly move weight forward. Battery, fuel tank whatever you can to get weight of the stern. As long as you have room and can do it safely. The second thing would be to raise the transom. It can be done relatively easy and without a great deal of expense. </em></p><p><em>Float pods can be labor intensive and costly, yes they would help but it’s a lot to do when there are other options. A jack plate is only going to exacerbate the problem by moving the weight back. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Just my 2 cents.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Country Dave, post: 307352, member: 10344"] [i]I don’t think you can go wrong with getting a new four stroke regardless of brand, We all have our favorites but there all pretty good. The benefits of a four stroke far outweigh the added poundage on the stern. They are quieter, better for the environment, they don’t smoke like two strokes and the fuel economy is most likely going to double. perhaps the best thing of all is you’re not buying $25 a gallon two stroke oil. So how to deal with the additional 55lbs on the stern. I think the best and most cost effective way to do it is, firstly move weight forward. Battery, fuel tank whatever you can to get weight of the stern. As long as you have room and can do it safely. The second thing would be to raise the transom. It can be done relatively easy and without a great deal of expense. Float pods can be labor intensive and costly, yes they would help but it’s a lot to do when there are other options. A jack plate is only going to exacerbate the problem by moving the weight back. Just my 2 cents.[/i] [/QUOTE]
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