I've always wondered why guys would eliminate the forward casting deck because that's where most of the storage is in these boats. I really like your solution. I will definitely consider something similar if/when it comes time to restore my 20. It's really going to make the boat more fishable.

Dave

Thats gonna be real nice when it's finished. Kinda like the Lefty Kreh edition :)

Thanks guys for the good words.
 

Strick picture you posted of that lefty kreh is beauty and simplicity to my eyes. Its like a disease in boats we all try to bolt on as much extra as we can. It seems like a disease that boaters can't not, not contract? My self included. Oh here is the bracket finally in place waiting for me to glass in all the seams with vinyl ester resin and 1708.
Weight wise I would guess under 70 lbs if not 60 lbs.
I scribed and fitted it from my glassed doubled up penske stringers to where they meet the cored transom bracket at the engine point. All light and stiff.
The worst part is having to glass inside the bracket on my belly. But there is nothing else stronger and more failure proof as the way I been doing these.
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010001-2.jpg

The transom was so bad on this boat it had cracks into the bottom on that pad that someone badly repaired before. I had to grind and re glass the pad about 10 inches forward and then re fair.. The bracket pad is just a bit wider then the bottom pad but looks so good that I can't believe I have seen no one else do it?
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010003-2.jpg

Looking really good!!! PLEASE try to post up some pics of where the stringers and the bracket come together. Are you going to close the bracket in from the bilge area?
This thread is making me think about building my own bracket for my formula 233.

Man Jay that is nice and light back there, integrated to boot, looks great. Is the owner gettin ancy yet, lol? Hey PM me when you get a chance.

I have done a couple of 233 formulas this way. each stringer is made up of
 

2 pieces of 1/2 inch penske 20 that meet into the existing stringers at two different places or point in the same stringer system there is also a layer of Biaxial glass between the two layers. I think it makes the system fool proof. instead of one 3/4 or one 1 inch penske. It all gets glassed to the hull and the existing stringers and then to the bracket. along with the New transom all glassed to the new stringers the hull and the bracket. Then when the floor goes in the boat with bracket will probably will have No flex possible compared to most bolted on brackets. Way less weight. No chance of caulking changing and allowing water to enter without knowing. It all stays open so that you can reach the bottom bolts to the OB mount. I hope that answers all the questions and here is the best pictures I have of what you asked for. I will try to take some more tomorrow?
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...0/P1010002.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...0/P1010001.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...0/P1010016.jpg

Getting a little more done. console with coffin . tank in. floor is ready to go in.
 

for good.
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010002-3.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010039-1.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010014-1.jpg
beginning of a teak helm pod for the 20
http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010013-2.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...0/P1010030.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...0/P1010048.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010056-2.jpg

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/...P1010057-2.jpg

Bly; That helm console is "SWEET". Is it teak or a plywood?

Lookin sweet Bly! I cant wait to see this one come together.....

Looking great Bly, "Lefty Bly Edition", lol.

GCC nice to see ya on here, that homebuilt you're doing is coming along Great!