Central FL Boat mechanic?

CentralJosh

Are there any Central FL Boat mechanics on here? I have a question and will take it to you to have a jackplate mounted. Situation is I have a carolina skiff 14, the guy before me had put a longshaft on it when I need a short shaft on it. My question is which mini jacker or manual jack plate ( not trying to spend a fortune on a jack plate on this boat ) will work, and if it raises it up enough to plane out good, how will i get it down when I'm on a plane for smoother riding or whatever the case may be? Thanks in advance. Looking to buy it / get installed asap

hooknline

Cheaper and better in the long run to put a ss on it

CentralJosh

a SS? Stainless Steel what?

Scarecrow

I think he means a short shaft.

hooknline

Short shaft. Just swap out the lower units

CentralJosh

Oh, It's a 2000 johnson 30, I'm not sure I can easily find one of those, can I ?

hooknline

Don't know until you try. I can almost guarantee it will be cheaper than a jack plate installed

CentralJosh

I found the manual jack plates for about 160's Nothing fancy, or a riser would even work probably if I can't find a new lower?

CentralJosh

I cant find a lower unit anywhere, not even out of state for my motor.

hooknline

Man, you must have looked real hard in 36 minutes.

CentralJosh

I'm proficient with computers. Nowhere on craigslist, nowhere on ebay, nowhere on iBoats, the only other option i would have is to call a bunch of dealers who are around during the week when they are open.

duckmanJR

You only need a new driveshaft and shift rod...call to used outboard parts shops.
Take the spacer out replace the shafts and you have a short shaft...

hooknline

duckmanJR wrote: »

You only need a new driveshaft and shift rod...call to used outboard parts shops.
Take the spacer out replace the shafts and you have a short shaft...

You just tripled his search load. In hindsight, maybe a backplate is his best option

duckmanJR

CentralJosh wrote: »

Oh, It's a 2000 johnson 30, I'm not sure I can easily find one of those, can I ?

Josh...not to hurt your feelings...but that year/model was when OMC was about to go belly up...because their motors were way down in quality. They were then bought by Bombardier which made big improvements over time (E-tech etc)

I would not sink much money in a 14 year old OMC .

CentralJosh

Exactly Duckman that is my point i said earlier, i'm trying to spend as little as possible. my skiff and motor are 14 years old. I'm not turning it into a money pot, as little as i need to get by. No offense taken. That's why it's manual tilt / trim aswell. It's just a fishing machine, nothing fancy. That's why I was gonna get either a mini jacker or a transom raiser, both cheaper than hydraulic jackplate for example

CentralJosh

I may have a possible lead actually on a lower unit, this guy has one for a two cylinder ( which mine is, 2 spark plugs.) and thru hub exhaust, Not sure what other info is needed. Trying to contact him as I speak.

Finger Mullet

CentralJosh wrote: »

I'm proficient with computers. Nowhere on craigslist, nowhere on ebay, nowhere on iBoats, the only other option i would have is to call a bunch of dealers who are around during the week when they are open.

Just downright comical .... lol .... Just heed the advice given by knowledgable posters above
Any looper 2 or 3 cyc mtg from 89 to 2005 will bolt right up ..... There is a gear case dia issue ...comes in two dia get one that fits your prop

gandrfab

"Designed for clamp-on mount outboard motors up to 35 hp. Improves performance and handling of smaller or lighter boats. Also allows mounting of long shaft motors to shorter shaft transom boats. Engine mounting surface is 11-1/2" x 10"."

http://www.marineparts.com/p-63330-mini-jack-plate.aspx