Yea 3", it's good on mine.

Hugo,
That bracket has zilch flotation, so you did the right thing by mounting it as low as possible to get all the flotation you can out of it. I'd start out with the motor mounted as high as possible. You may want to consider a 4B prop and/or a Doelfin or equivalent to get some more stern lift, because I suspect your min planing speed may be up around 20 mph and either of those should bring it down to the low teens. (I run both!) You may also want to run trim tabs if you don't already have them. One of the main advantages of a bracket is supposed to be that you can raise the motor because of the setback to minimize drag, and the aft CG shift will raise the bow and give you a little more speed in flat conditions. The tabs and Doelfin will help you trim the bow down for rough conditions. All boats are balanced differently however, so the only way to know is to try it and see where you are. My Seafari definitely has more weight forward than the CC's, so it's probably a little more tolerant of the bracket. If you moved the gas tank, batteries and maybe the console forward that would help offset the CG shift of the bracket. Let us know how it works out, what your min planing speed is, and if you're still self bailing at the dock! Will be good info for other folks that may be contemplating a bracket! Denny

i will definetly post back once i get to put her in the water, hoping its soon. will definetly look into the doelfin also. thanks everyone for the input.

Wildbill, im thinking your right you could probably get away with putting a 20 inch motor on a bracket setup like mine but i dont like the idea of having the powerhead that low.