T-H Marine AHJM-4-DP Atlas Car Micro Jacker, 425 Pounds

Sorry it's a little wordy with slang,I recent purchased this fine product. I installed it myself with an engine lift along with upper and lower support brackets. It was a little challenging to do without someone to hand you tools. You have to keep your cabling in mind and make to use NEW BOLTS.The first time out I was conservative in operating the jack plate. Yes I did try it at high speed, 3" lift max. and yes it seemed to go faster and I operated it at maximum lift at low speeds to see if it would still pump water, duhh, yes it did. Everything worked as it should. But one thing at low speed is it tends to wander about a bit. It straightens out the faster you go. My opinion is you still need tilt to operate in the shallow areas.The 2nd trip: Well let me say I got the guts up to trim the motor vertically and ALL THE WAY UP. I adjusted, trimmed the motor, to run vertical to the boat. Then I hit the throttle, after the boat was going as fast as it would go high speed I started to lift the motor till it ran out of UP. I knew, from the way it felt as the motor lifted to the top position that it was going faster then it every did before but I was amazed that it picked up a total of 5 mph GPS on my fish locators gps. The thought that I really put it through it's paces and used a bunch as fuel. To my amazement it appears to be a fuel saver too. I don't exactly know how much fuel economy I gained but I am getting around 4-5 more miles out of a 6 gallon tank.Finally I had a good day:My last time outI gained what I think is final data: My outfit - 16ft Alumacraft MVTEXCS 40hp Johnson VRO 15" pitch SS prop, VRO - deleted.Without the jack plate I was able to get the boat too around 33mph with minimum gear and a quarter tank of fuel/6 gal... I'm a little guy, 185#. I was all by myself, and was going very fast so no pics to prove it YET. You can do the GPS mph math here 33mph + 5mph + 38. Not to bad I'd say.So here are my questions answered:Is it worth it? If going faster on the water is what you're looking for and optimizing your equipment is important? Yes, Yes, Yes.Is it safe? Yup, as safe as the operator.Do you go faster? I sure did.Is it fun? Heck yeah!I was always told, "The best way to gain speed is a stainless prop. Not so anymore. You wanna go FAST? Then get one of these...I didn't need a big setback on my boat I was able get keep the prop in clean water with just a 4" Bigger boats with different hulls will perform differently I'm sure.I gave my neighbor, an avid boater, a little ride. I made my try it out too. He was totally amazed, now he wants one. And he blames me. LOLI originally bought the jack plate to operate my boat and fish in shallow water and the access to our harbor is around 2 ft or less, the rest of the story was a nice surprise for me as I expected a little more speed just not what it has actually gained I've gained around 5 extra miles out of the boats 6 gallon tank.Have fun, be safeTorque all the mounting bolts after the first couple uses.

love it and made a huge difference in the boat ride and skinny water. Running a 17 foot boat in the flats. cruise in 8 inch of water now. works flawlessly

I have a Mako Pro Skiff 17 and like to fish shallow water and run top speed as well. I researched jack plates and after much research settled on this brand and model. Very well and I mean very, very well crafted, exact same bolt pattern as existing motor no need to remove or relocate existing hardware. Works like a charm and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great jack plate. You can find them cheaper but you will get what you pay for.

Excellent company to deal with. I had a problem with mine almost two years after I bought it. I called them up just looking for some technical support and they ended up sending me a new actuator and wiring harness just for the cost of shipping. CMC stands by their products

Had 2 different ones fail in 2 years would not buy again

Great value for the money. The adjustability is the reason why I bought it. So far it’s been great. Very easy to install.

Great jackplate for a small boat. Mounted on a 15 foot skiff with a 40 hp and was able to raise the motor up 8 inches for shallow water. My better than trimming the motor

I'd give it 5 stars if it had a dash-mounted guage.

Did not add to top end. Does not help keep the nose down in the shallows