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Im currently Repowering my 1967 Nauset , now going custom as I’ve already added a rear bench & am considering adding the forward casting deck, which would make it a custom Sakkonet.
I am trying to make some decisions regarding setup & need advice. I bought the boat two seasons ago with a 90hp Honda four stroke mounted to a CMC manual jack plate. It has always seemed transom heavy while planing off. Gas tank is mounted in the console with battery in rear, hull is dry. I have added a rear mahogany bench I built to factory specs & replaced the mahogany console. She is a pretty boat, but alas the 20 year old Honda 90 blew the head last season. I’m now having a new 90 Yamaha 4stroke installed. I am considering a hydraulic jack plate, to replace the frozen manual one, hoping to combat the high bow during planing off as I kept tilting the old motor to compensate before & thought raising/lowering might be better than tilting to keep the bow down. As I said I already have a manual jack plate that seems too low but the bolts are long frozen so it can’t be adjusted. The cavitation plate is currently well below the keel with the jack plate frozen at its lowest setting. Does it make sense to be able to adjust the height while under power or should I give up on the jackplate entirely? Also I am considering adding the original optional casting deck to the bow which would add weight forward of the console. I thought the added nose weight might do the trick. Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated.