When you run your boat in some wave action, I'd be very curious if you
can effect how the boat enters waves and whether you have any spray or
residual pounding. Or if you can change and smooth out the pounding
in say 6 to 18" of wave action.

Where I run my Ranger over in Narragansett Bay, it can turn from flat
calm to 1 foot in a hurry. My Ranger, I readily admit, does not run
very well in that kind of wave action and it's a slow ride back
without taking a beating at speed.

The jack plate didn't work very well for me, but I'd be curious if it
works well for you in that regard.

It would help resolve a long standing debate. :)

Tom - just got back from the bay but didn't get a chance to try out
the jack plate in any chop - not much wind and very little chop. Did
get to try shallow water a couple of times. Got into just about a foot
and a half of water - raised the jack plate and lowered the trim tabs
and shot onto plane - no problems. Then I got into less than a foot of
water and that was a different story - managed to remove quite a bit
of paint from the lower unit and dug a new channel for future
navigation. I always thought the red buoys were supposed to be on your
right when returning to port - apparently this doesn't hold true for
orange buoys as someone placed them on the left side of the channel
(so much for my assumption that they were faded red) :-). Anyway - I
was pleased with the performance in shallow water - have to go out of
town next weekend so it will be a couple of weeks before I put her
back in the water but I'll keep your request in mind if it gets
choppy. Take care.

Tom...........