The Mako has a "jack plate"

[PeteV]

Thanks for all your help!
I've got another question about 1979 MAKO (a 19' CC with a 7'6" beam powered by a 1996 Mercury 175hp).

there is a jack plate off the back of the boat and the engine sits back 2'4". I'm not use to seeing the engine sticking out off the back of the boat & I was wondering what you guys think about that.

other tidbits of info.
The transom is new. There are a couple of small stress cracks in the back corners. The boat has hydraulic steering. It has a 40 gallon built in gas tank.

By the way hunting down a used boat in the winter has been a lot of fun ... its a nice way to make the time pass by.
Thanks for your help.

Pete

[PeteV]

here's a pic showing how the engine extends off the back

[Bob Parsons]

I have not dealt with a boat with jackplate.

Tow things I see from your picture.

A full transom giving more space in the stern.

I would be hard pressed to unravel a line caught in the prop on that boat.

[tommat]

Doesn't look likie a jackplate to me from the picture. Jackpalates are usually used on flats tunnel boats to run in real skinny wate, by lifting up the engine in a vertical plane. From your picture, it looks like they just added the motor bracket and then used a metal plate so that the engine would be on the same plane as it would be on the original transom. I have never been a big fan of brackets as they put the engine so far back making getting around them while fishing more difficult. Some do like them though based on not having a cutout in the stern. It will make the original boat ride differently from the priginal design as well which is something to consider. Might be better, could be worse.

[AlderBrookFarm]

In regards to the ride for the better or worse, I would ask how long ago that modification was made or how much time they've used the boat since it was modified. Could be that it was done recently and ruined the ride of the boat which is why they're getting rid of it.

[PeteV]

Thanks guys.

I appreciate your thoughts. I'm passing on the boat, sighhhh.. even though I wanted a Mako I don't want an experiment gone bad, The design looks like it puts a lot of stress on the back portion of the boat which is probably why there are stress cracks there. It may ride OK. The engine runs super!! but the engine is pretty heavy & bouncing it around as I tow it will probably stress the back too much. so I'm going to pass on the boat.

I do appreciate your thoughts , they help a lot.
Pete

[CET2]

Having owned a new Mako 19 and knowing Makos real well.. I must says the boat appears interesting. A redone transom with a gill-type bracket. You often don't see brackets on the smaller CC's due to ride characteristics, however the concept is quite interesting, fully closing that transom off without ugly eurotransoms. The 175 hp engine may be above the rated horsepower for that boat (late 70's vintage 19). Based on the photo, many other new items added. That's a 1990s (late) vintage console, new leaning post and new t-top. Any info available on gas tank (new or replaced) ? does owner have info on all the transom work ?, when done etc.

Boat maybe worth a ride in though. I would consider seeing it, where is it ? I am in Westford, Ma.

CET2

[PeteV]

The boat is in New Jersey ( I was willing to make a road trip to find a boat-- So I was looking all over the place). by the way The boat is still available and the price seemed decent @ $6500!!!
here's the link

http://www.saltydogsearch.com/detailtrack.cfm?boatid=12942&pic=1



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