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Jack Plate vs Tilt and Trim
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<blockquote data-quote="Tinny Fleet" data-source="post: 495438" data-attributes="member: 22140"><p>I'm in a similar age bracket and predicament. </p><p></p><p>One way to look at it is to lighten the motor, rather than invest in a bunch of fancy gizzmoes. So what I have done with all my boats that have removeable motors (i.e 10' to 14' semi V's and johnboats) is to shed everything I can't easily hoist up on the transom which means anything larger than my 15hp Evinrude 2 stroke. At somewhere around 100 lbs it tilts easily by hand, and nothing electronic to fail either. What I got rid of was a 25, 35 and a 60. Leaving 15, 9.9 and 6hp. It was a painful set of decisions, but necessary.</p><p></p><p>I don't need to have the fastest boat out there, just the most reliable, <em>that I can manage by myself</em>.</p><p></p><p>This comment excludes the two larger tinny's I have that have "permanently" mounted motors: one a 90 hp and one a 50hp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tinny Fleet, post: 495438, member: 22140"] I'm in a similar age bracket and predicament. One way to look at it is to lighten the motor, rather than invest in a bunch of fancy gizzmoes. So what I have done with all my boats that have removeable motors (i.e 10' to 14' semi V's and johnboats) is to shed everything I can't easily hoist up on the transom which means anything larger than my 15hp Evinrude 2 stroke. At somewhere around 100 lbs it tilts easily by hand, and nothing electronic to fail either. What I got rid of was a 25, 35 and a 60. Leaving 15, 9.9 and 6hp. It was a painful set of decisions, but necessary. I don't need to have the fastest boat out there, just the most reliable, [I]that I can manage by myself[/I]. This comment excludes the two larger tinny's I have that have "permanently" mounted motors: one a 90 hp and one a 50hp. [/QUOTE]
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