Anybody heard of a Bravo Jack Plate?
 

About 10 long years ago I was a t a boat show in Houston and someone had some brochures of a bravo on a kinda stand off box jack plate.
I was wondering if anyone has ever seen one or heard of it?
Seemed like a good idea.
Any info would be great from anyone.
Thanks.

Land and Sea Stern Jack

Long out of production. There are some threads on them here on OSO.

I'm new to the forum.. how do i find OSO?
Thanks

OSO is the acronym for this site, OffShoreOnly.com. Use the search function.

Sorry, stupid question. Thanks.

Ive seen the Land and sea stern jack.. looks like not such a good idea.

http://es.land-and-sea.com/articles/...ck_article.htm.

I have a 22 scarab.. complete rebuild inside and out, transom, stringers fuel cell, upholstery etc... was outboard powered but Im a sterndrive guy and have a 454 with B&M 144.. was trying to figure out where to cut my X dimension for best results. I have a standard Bravo 1 and hydraulic Marine Machine dual ram already.
Wouldnt it be nice to just have a jack plate! Lot of work to just play with ya know.

Yea, that land and sea thing seems to NOT change X dimension.

The Stern Jack would be a neutral extension. An adjustable (up/down like a jack plate) stern drive would be cool!

Well, stay tuned... :)

adjustable standoff box.

is there such a thing that you can adjust after installation?

Other interesting and relevant topics:

http://www.xpowerdrive.com/site56/home.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/d...owerdrive.html

Here is the thing: the mechanics of the Bravo drive system is not designed to move the driveshaft coming out the engine up or down; which is what you would be talking about. It only has one "flexor" in it; not two.

So the best thing to do is a pick an X-dimension that is somewhat in the middle of where you expect to be, and rely on short drives or spacers down the road for fine tuning.

Brian.. whats your position with Active Thunder if you dont mind me asking?

Factory Representative

Hows business?

The ultimate in adjustability would be the sage drive. Though I think I remember some standoff boxes being adjustable but only by an inch or two..

The sage drive is sick..... I dont get why they never really caught on....


http://www.scsgearbox.com/scs-gearbo...rn-drives.html



http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/a...-sagedrive.jpg

Steady

MONEY.. thats probably why.. Stay tuned to this forumn for a while.. I have something to show you. May be months so stay in touch.

Your not going to try and show us some "magic" with our money are you?
Just kidding

This was totally me last year, open a word document and start saving the acronyms, there are many!

No 2 step here my Cajun friend.. unless your an investor?

LOL.... I am most certainly a Nubi when it comes to forum's. Hows the weather in Ontario? Freeeeeeeezing... cold

IM glad I could make you Laugh. My wife laughs at me all the time but mostly in....... the.....um.. uh......KITCHEN... yea kitchen.. thats were she laughs at me.. yea.........

Can you tell me how to add a picture to my profile?

save your $$$.I had one on a 27fever.it was on there when I bought it.i took it off after 2seasons.my biggest complant was that it looked like chit.it stuck out jus far enough pass the swim platform that people were always gettn plucked-up.it may have helped with the speed maybe 2-4 mph......not enough for me to kepep it on

OH, I wasn't gonna put that on my boat.. Trust me.. but heck--- 2-4 mph is pretty good for a bolt on washer\shim\spacer thing. I'll bet the gimbal ring just loved it.

HP gimbal ring and hydraulic steering would be a must if you ran one.

I totally agree and understand BUT I am not even considering one at all for my project. You got any idea how a nubi like me can load a profile picture?

Profile pic or avatar? Two different things but both can be done through the settings tab.

avatar.....

Thanks in advance for the help ...

the L&S SJ mounts after the gimble housing so any up or down trim will result in more motion up or down due to the extended length/offset of the drive

True BUT no X Dimension change, just angle.