Hey guys! I have a Gambler 2100 with a 250 mercury opti. I purchased this boat used a few months ago and it has a bobs jackplate installed. This jackplate has some serious play between the slide plate. I dont think replacing the sleeves(bearings) will be enought to fix it. I wanted to know what's a good plate for a 300hp rig in you guys opinion? Thanks for your help.
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After much research and corresponding with others I went with a detwiler.
Those Hydrodynamics plates sure are nice pieces.
X2Originally Posted by K-DAWG
Xb2003 - 300xs
100+ mph club
Thanks guys! That gives me a starting point.
here is some more about plates .
http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=801538
Hydraulic Hydro Dynamics!
http://www.hydrodynamics-usa.com/pro...HYDRO_DYNAMICS
Here is mine with the LSS Bottom Plate
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I have had detwillers since 2007 with no problems. I run the plate up and down every time on the water. Not sure which is best but I like the detwiller hydro, that being said I have only had the static plates made by hydrodynamics with the detwiller attached to it.
Detwyler. Easy choice for me.
I won't use any plate that has a square slot for vertical movement. It's the corners in the slot where the cracks start, and failure can happen. From a design standpoint, you can't get much worse than square slots.
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Hydraulic Hydro Dynamics!
http://www.hydrodynamics-usa.com/pro...HYDRO_DYNAMICS
Here is mine with the LSS Bottom Plate
Plus the customer service is second to none!
Detweiler. I have taken the Stroker approach
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