Hydraulic jack plate! Bob’s Machine Shop or Atlas?

[dletson]

Looking to add a jack plate to my Z185. I’ve been reading about Bob’s and Atlas. Which should I buy, and why?

[Big J Mac]

It has been discussed on BBC numerous times look in the search bar and you can read for a few days I think what you’re going to come up with is do you want a Ford or Chevy just my two cents. They both are great products in my opinion

[Schultz]

I'm very happy with my Atlas, it has operated flawlessly over the past four years now. I've never owned a Bob's jackplate, but have heard nothing but good reviews about them as well. I think you will be satisfied with either.

[blkfalc4]

I've had both and lean towards a Bob's first

[Whiteboat]

I've had both and lean towards a Bob's first

X2. Both are good but Bob's is smoother and faster.

[CaymasRodney]

Really like the Atlas plates, we have literally sold hundreds of the Atlas plates with very few problems over the last 20 years, my personal boat had a Atlas, never would own any thing else!!!

[The Prospector]

Either will do the job, but the Bob's is a far superior product...

[high 2]

No problem with my Atlas. Heard nothing but good about Bobs. The Atlas is a better looking setup IMO.

[Ranger391v]

I've owned both. I put a Bob's on a Xpress X19 that I once owned. This z520 came with a Atlas. If I was purchasing a jackplate, I'd buy the Bob's no question. With that said, I'm not going to take a working Atlas off my Ranger just to go buy a new Bob's either.

My biggest problem with the Atlas is that my (now older version) is not compatible with the lift gauge. Thus I had to DIY make my own sensor to work with the sending unit just to make the gauge work. T&H Customer Service literally could care less. Bob's Machine Shop Customer Service is awesome (or at least they were 4-5yrs ago when I needed them).

Good Luck with your decision.
-391v

[Z21 Tom]

I have had them both and like them both. Bob's customer service is great!

[bloodman]

I've had both and lean towards a Bob's first

x3
Bobs are super smooth, easy to keep clean, never loose power and no chatter
Atlas works but has problems with all the above.

[Barbless]

Bob’s. They're smoother, faster, have less movement at full up and they have better customer service.

[Cashew Chicken]

Never owned an Atlas, but have owned several Bob's, CMC and Detweilers. Bob's has been the best of the bunch for me. I just ordered a new Bob's Action Jack direct from the factory in Fla for a current boat build. They took $100 off the bill for a 10" Action Jack for being a Veteran.

[AllyFishing]

I have a Hydrodynamics Hydraulic JP. It is built identical to the Bob's plate but much beefier due to our boats running the propshaft above the pad. I have a Bob's JP gauge on this plate and I had a Bob's JP gauge on my older CMC JP. The bob's gauge kit is the best there is. Simple to install and dead on accurate every time. For that reason I would buy a Bob's JP if I were in a boat that did not surface the gearcase.