Hi folks. I am wanting to remount my Tohatsu 20 on an Atlas Micro jack plate. However, the mounting hooks on the motor are over 4" deep, and the jack plate is exactly 4". So, the mounting hooks on the motor will hit the plate bolted to the transom, as well as the boat. There is thus no way to lower the motor down to the same level it was at when simply bolted on.
The options are to either cut the motor bracket, which I really don't want to do, space the whole assembly away from the boat and mount the jack plate lower - which may mean it is in the water a lot of the time, or mount my motor permanently about 3" higher than the transom - which means it won't be deep enough for usual use, and obviates the need for the jack plate in the first place.
I called TH Marine, and they acted like I was speaking Sanskrit. No help at all. They were nice enough, but had nothing to suggest.
Any thoughts?
If you want to see what I am talking about, TH Marine's own youtube video of the "micro jacker in action" shows it perfectly: the motor can't get lower than the mounting hooks hitting the transom.
The options are to either cut the motor bracket, which I really don't want to do, space the whole assembly away from the boat and mount the jack plate lower - which may mean it is in the water a lot of the time, or mount my motor permanently about 3" higher than the transom - which means it won't be deep enough for usual use, and obviates the need for the jack plate in the first place.
I called TH Marine, and they acted like I was speaking Sanskrit. No help at all. They were nice enough, but had nothing to suggest.
Any thoughts?
If you want to see what I am talking about, TH Marine's own youtube video of the "micro jacker in action" shows it perfectly: the motor can't get lower than the mounting hooks hitting the transom.