 Hey guys, welcome back to Tech Talk. My name is Chase Shelby on the technical sales rep with sports and boats and today We're on the Masters 247 and we're gonna be discussing how to operate the jack plate So jack plate is an hydraulic plate. It's gonna lift your motor directly vertical up and down not to be confused with trim Which is gonna be just an angle of your motor up and down So having a jack plate on the back of your boat is gonna help you with fishing performance and economy of your boat So one of the main reasons why you'd want to have a jack plate on the back of your boat is being able to utilize the total Draft of the boat so in other words when you're in shallow waters getting up fishing and cruising in the creeks having that skag all the Way up tucked close to the V of the hole It's gonna allow you to utilize that nice shallow draft to get you in those tight creeks and tight spaces while you're fishing on the Water so last two benefits of jack plate are kind of combined with both performance and economy So as you raise your motor out of the water you're creating less drag less resistance on the boat Typically giving you one to two miles per hour better speed as well as giving you better fuel economy So one of the reasons why the jack plate standard on the Masters 247 as well I saw a few other models as we've eliminated the splash well giving you more space on the rear casting day So operating your jack plate is just as easy as going up and down on your turnstile switch So typically when you're cruising on the water You want to be at about two two and a half for optimal cruise and performance When you're up nice and tight and shallow in the creeks while you're fishing that's where you're gonna want your jack plate all the way up When your rough seas and tough conditions That's where you're gonna want your jack plate all the way down to eliminate any cavitation and have a nice safe ride If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below like and subscribe our YouTube channel and we'll see you next time