My 13 foot Gregor bass boat attempt and question about a jack plate.

[Gunzen]

I have started a rebuild/restoration of a 1980 13 foot Gregor. All is going well. Was wondering if a jack plate would be worth the cost and time to build? It has a 25 HP Evinrude that runs well. Just curious if anyone has put a jack plate on a 13 foot boat.

Here is the boat so far.

Sorry the pictures came out weird. Don’t know why.

Anywho, thanks for any advice.

 

[poorthang]

how much time and money is 1 mph worth? it does cause you to spend more time and money searching for the holy grail. mount the motor at the proper height and use the jack plate money on gas and lures.

 

[Gunzen]

That sounds like good advice. This is how it runs now

https://youtu.be/Re_Qg6IlhxQ

 

[Makaw]

Love the build!

I’d say that only YOU can determine whether the time/cost investment is worth it. You’ve clearly put a lot into your boat already. Did you need to do all that? Probably not…

What are you trying to gain? As poorthang mentioned above, performance wise you will probably make minimal gains. Is 1-2 mph top-end worth $100 bucks in materials and your time to build it?

I’ve been leaning toward making a jack plate for my 14’ Starcraft. For me, it’s not nearly as much about top end performance/speed as it is about a skeg clearance. The boat will see a lot of river time, and in the summer I run some pretty shallow spots with stumps and old pilings. The outboard right now is about 2” below “optimal” height. In skinny water that 2” can be a pretty big margin of clearance, which is why I’ll probably make one this year when I tear down to repaint. For me, I think it’s worth it. And I just like making stuff

 

[Gunzen]

Makaw, see that is a good point too. I love to build stuff. So that may be he why I try it. I am happy with the boat. And it fishes fine from the front- bass style. So I have no complaints. I just would like to see what it would do and if I got some extra clearance, that wouldn’t hurt either.

I had been a fun project. I think the foam really helped too. It seems really stable. And sits well. Even with the two batteries.