jack plate installed!!! some pics-

[ross]

here are a couple of pics of my vance mnfg. jack plate that was installed 2day! what should i use to put the steerring cables and the wiring harness in-something black...... the plate at it's lowest point is 3.5inches higher than original! that gives me 7.5inches of travel from stock!!!!! thanks for the advive andy! comments..................

 

[merc245]

You can clean up the look with simple plastic auto wiring covers 1/2 inch to 2 in. with a bag of plastic zip ties.It should be under 30 bucks and last for yrs

 

[powerstroker]

look good, how much does a jack plate cost?

 

[ross]

kind of a vague question- you can buy a manual adjust or a hydralic. the one on my boat is a manual 12inch vance mnfg. i can raise my motor 7.5 inches from it's originall state(factory). cmc makes a nice one i guess and they are about the same price. it depends on your hull. my vance was $265 to my door. there are many guys on here that can tell you more about your hull and what you would be best off w/ depends on your budget! also there are mant different sizes....-ross

 

[Rob B]

Looks good Ross

 

[Boston Predictor]

Nice jackplate.
I would use either a rigging hose or some spiral wrap on those wires. With the rigging hose you would have to disconnect all your cables from your engine first, but the spiral wrap is super easy, (no disconnections) so that might be your best bet. Either can be bought at West Marine etc...
Here are some boats Ive rigged.
Rigging hose's are much nicer in my opinion.

But the spiral wrap isnt bad either.

 

[Boston Predictor]

I would take some Krylon Gloss Black, or Mercury paint and spray your engine. Would make a big diffrence.

 

[F150GT]

Good looking Jack plate, should work nice. I'd leave the steering cables the way they are and wrap the wireing like Boston suggested. I've used a nylon wrap hose gaurd that velcro's together, I got it from a Case equipment dealer, they use it to protect hydraulic hoses from chaffing. I've also used R/V sewer hose as a cheap loom for wireing, costs about $10. bucks but you still have to unhook all the wiring and fish it thru.

 

[zstevens]

sewer hose i use sump pump hose it comes in lots of dia. and is under 10 bucks home depot lowes etc looks like what was there before ! cleans up the mass of mess

 

[ross]

i went to my local electrical supply house and got some carflex(a flexible rubber hose-grey) in 1inch and looks to be still to small! what size of rigging hose did you guys have to use?