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Bird Dog (Buckeye)
02-02-2002, 04:07 PM
I am very close to buying a 1999 620/225 Opti-max. It has a jack plate, 6 or 8 inch, I don't know, but do I need it or should I have it removed. Does it give the boat more bow lift or do you get enough without one. I will be using it on Lake Erie, plus the boat would fit in my garage better without it.
SLIPKNOT
02-02-2002, 06:26 PM
I would go with the jack plate, will give you extra speed and some bow lift, speed is a big plus because the 620 isn't a speed demon. Good luck with your purchase!
TimnIowa
02-03-2002, 03:37 AM
Bird dog, Slip not is right, I have a 620 and am in the process of buying another one and I have to say they are by no means the fastist boat on the water. I have the same problem, it will not fit in my garage with a jackplate so I never put one on, but I do think they need a little help as far as bow lift but will run great without too. The 620 is a great boat but a Ranger isn't for everyone!
Birddog(buckeye)
02-04-2002, 09:18 PM
I really didn't know anywhere else to ask the question unless I called Ranger. What dia. prop do run and what kind of speed do you get ? (three blade or four) I was hoping to get 50 mph, as most of my runs will be 20 to 30 miles to the fishing area from the launch.
Thanks for the replies.
Birddog
Bigfoot
02-05-2002, 06:24 AM
We've tried just about all the props on my 620's and the one you want is a 3 blade 21 pitch Tempest Plus. I've ran with and without a jack plate and I like the performance with the plate. Thats my opinion. Rick
Jim Stedke
02-05-2002, 07:27 AM
Rick is correct for 2000, & 2001 Ranger 620s, but the 2002s are being shipped with 3 blade 23 pitch Tempest Plus props. Just wanted to clearify that. good fishin to all.
Eric Olson
02-05-2002, 08:03 PM
Birddog,
Leave the plate on!!!
Yes the boat will run fine w/o it but...
Bow carrying is a benefit of a jackplate on any walleye boat. Bow carrying is basically the ability to lift and hold the bow up at various speeds both in head-on waves but almost more importantly in following seas. In larger following waves the boat does the "Teeter-Totter" and will eventually slide down the backside and into the next wave. The ability to "carry" or lift the bow as the boat descends the wave is key to reducing the spearing possibilities in any boat.
Rig Right, Run Right.
Eric Olson
One thing you will want to watch...how far the set back is. If it puts the motor back quite a ways, you run the risk of it "dunking" in big water. The motor sits pretty low on a 620 when mounted on the transom. Set back 6 inches could make a difference. The fulcrum of the boat will be somewhere near the back of the pad when the bow raises in rough seas. Be careful.