Gentlemen,

Looking at getting a manual jackplate for my RT178. I have a couple concerns.

1. I currently have a sandwich mount (in between transom/motor PP mount). I’d like to be able to use it with a jackplate should I mount it between the motor and plate or the plate and motor? Or just spend another 150 and go with a jack plate mount.

2. My main concern going from 4 to 6 inches is my steering cable being long enough to reach with the 6” jackplate. Has anyone got a 6” with a ranger aluminum after market and ran into the issue of the steering cable being too short?

The input is appreciated.