help in rigging

[bayhouse bob]

i am not good with computers just bought 24 banana from charlie planning on putting 225 ho etech 20 incc shaft i was thinking of a 9 inch set back from cmc in reverse which would lower the transom height to about 5inches then a10 inch cmc jack plate to raise the motor any suggestions would be helpful thank you

[rchevelle71]

I dont get why you wanna drop it, then raise it???

I run a 10" CMC Jack with a 25" 225 on a 24 Pantera, its a little low, but if its a new boat, just have him drill the transom the height you want??

[Top Banana]

It is not a new boat....he bought the trade in bought we just took in.

His question is ..... he has a 20 inch motor that he wants to put on the transom.....we always run 25 inch motors .....can he put a jack plate upside down to get it lower for takeoff and then trim up??

[bayhouse bob]

the transom is 28 inches the way i wrote it may not be the best way ithink the way iwrote it the transom height would be about 23 inches i am looking to find out where the center of the prop shaft should be and best set back in inches i also enjoyed meeting you on saturuday charlie the boat was everthing chris said it would be also the e-tech is the h.o.

[bayhouse bob]

the transom is 28 inches the way i wrote it may not be the best way ithink the way iwrote it the transom height would be about 23 inches i am looking to find out where the center of the prop shaft should be and best set back in inches i also enjoyed meeting you on saturuday charlie the boat was everthing chris said it would be also the e-tech is the h.o

[sp123]

bayhouse bob: good luck with your Banana please let us know when you get it rigged. Love to see it again.

[Air Dog]

Welcome to the banana bunch bob!

Glad we could get you in the boat that you wanted.

As for rigging, when I had a 25" shaft on my 1988 banana, the cavitation plate was above the bottom of the hull, and the prop shaft was about 5" below the hull.

Mounting your engine in the current holes will put the prop shaft right at the water line, which is where I ran my 20" shaft V8 outboard.

This was a great set up for high speed.

I don't see why you can't just mount the jack plate using the existing holes and then set it to any height that you want. With a CMC jack plate, you can slide it up and down as needed.

Once you do have it on a jack plate with a 20" shaft, be careful as you can jack the engine right out of the water underway and you will loose steering.

[Top Banana]

I advised Bob to first run the boat with the Merc on it. It is already set up pretty good right now.

That way he gets to see what the boat does with that set up and how it handles over various conditions.....and then make a decision as to what he wants to do with his new motor.

Don't jump into anything too fast Bob...take your time and the result is usually much better.

(Besides, we want to see a Banana running at it's very best down there on Long Island)

[rchevelle71]

I wouldnt do it, Plug up the transom, and redrill, but Like Bananna said, run it as is and decide what you wanna do first.