Children on board
The significance of the Jack Plate
Children on board
The significance of the Jack Plate
Mounting the outboard on a bracket
Before proceeding to mounting a bracket on our transom we should first assess whether it is compatible with our boat and, of course, we need to know what we want to gain with this addition and to what extent. Therefore we must weigh the consequences and decide which the intended use of our boat is.
Does the use of a bracket improve the performance of every boat? And if so, what would the appropriate length be?
The answer is of course negative: whether the mounting of a bracket will improve the performance of our boat mainly depends on the center of gravity/buoyancy balance, the type of the hull, the engine or the engines we are going to mount and, of course, on the intended use of our boat.
