Leaderboard

I like it except for the "piraty" Me. Not into the whole pirate thing myself, maybe some other options on the wording. 55 Lashings and stronger for it - just popped into my head, maybe with a graphic of a bare frame. Al

I am at the stage of personalizing and customizing. I just made an outboard well. I did not want an ugly bracket permanently on the back to foul lines for the rare times that I might use a motor. The mount was made for the 2- 2.5 hp range of motors because that is plenty of power and they weigh only 27-38# and easily fit through the cockpit hatches. You can see a wedge on the transom to get the outboard leg vertical on the forward raking stern. The cutout had to be made low as the small motors do not have reverse but rotate 180 degrees and the exhaust fairing now just comfortably clears the lower transom. I tried an old 6hp Johnson which does have reverse just to compare, it will fit if raised 3/4" or the lower motor housing will hit the upper transom. All of the components weighed 4 # which is lighter than most brackets, plus it moves the weight a little bit forward. I like the idea of being able to stow the motor in the cockpit locker. A motor sitting on the stern seems to be begging for someone to take it With a few adjustments any reasonably sized motor should be made to work.