on the topic of brackets, and being able to close up the stern - in the photos page, on the Seafari thread, someone found and posted this interesting, short bracket installation - still requires a short transom notch to enable full motor tilt, but then the short bracket doesn't impart anywhere near the leverage load of a standard length bracket
This would be interesting, and then the possibilities on redoing the stern interior become much more open...
anyone know if that's a commercially available bracket, or a custom made ???
Bill