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<blockquote data-quote="The_owl" data-source="post: 189637" data-attributes="member: 5672">In my search for a new (or at least, new to me) fishing boat, one thing I keep reading about is how jackplates are worth the money.&nbsp; That said, the vast majority of the time I'm reading about them, they are talking about fiberglass boats.What about aluminum boats - do they have a place?The boats I keep looking at are the Lund Pro-V's, Crestliner Raptors, and Alumacraft Trophy's.&nbsp; Would an aluminum boat benefit the same way a glass boat would?&nbsp; Some of these aluminums can now go as big as 300, even 350 on the back.&nbsp; But I've never seen any with JP's on them.By far-and-large, the biggest benefit I see to a JP is increased mph, particularly when going 4000 RPM's, the range most commonly I'd drive.&nbsp; To be able to pickup 3-4 mph in speed at the same gas burn would be great.So my other question - anyone know if Lund-Crestliner or Alumacraft even allow them?&nbsp; Any opinions?Thanks</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The_owl, post: 189637, member: 5672"] In my search for a new (or at least, new to me) fishing boat, one thing I keep reading about is how jackplates are worth the money. That said, the vast majority of the time I'm reading about them, they are talking about fiberglass boats. What about aluminum boats - do they have a place? The boats I keep looking at are the Lund Pro-V's, Crestliner Raptors, and Alumacraft Trophy's. Would an aluminum boat benefit the same way a glass boat would? Some of these aluminums can now go as big as 300, even 350 on the back. But I've never seen any with JP's on them. By far-and-large, the biggest benefit I see to a JP is increased mph, particularly when going 4000 RPM's, the range most commonly I'd drive. To be able to pickup 3-4 mph in speed at the same gas burn would be great. So my other question - anyone know if Lund-Crestliner or Alumacraft even allow them? Any opinions? Thanks [/QUOTE]

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