[bitsamonkey]

Hi, thanks everybody for your support during the the sinking/salvage. It really helped to get some positive input and strategies from people who have experience raising boats. I posted on another forum looking for ideas and places to rent equipment and didn't get the kind of feedback you guys provide. These types of forums are invaluable.
As far as the bracket, that's exactly what I was looking for Lloyd: waterline, height of bracket and position of the motor on the bracket. I'm starting to think a 20" motor will actually end up looking a bit slicker on the bracket than the 25".
If you raise the motor one inch per foot of setback and you start with it 1 1/2" up from the keel, I assume my cavitation plate should be around 3 1/2" above the keel? How much distance should I put between the keel and the bottom of the flotation chamber? Should the chamber then taper up or continue parallel to the keel?