[hermco]

I am gonna jump in and say that it makes no sense to go backwards to a transom mounted motor configuration. A boat with a full transom and good drainage is much safer than a transom mounted motor boat. You state that the dude is disabled. I would not make the boat less safe,consider replacing the existing bracket with a "wide body" floatation bracket to provide some more displacement for the weight aft. An aluminum bracket is probably the cheapest. Let me know how to help.