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what is the minimum amount of extension that can be added to get motor clearance with a bracket on an full transom? Your standard brackets are 30", is that for flotation or to give motor clearance? At what shortness do you have clearance problems? I'd like to build to fit all the current motors, but am planning on Zuke 140/Etec 150 because of weight.
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30 inches is for the big V-8's. I believe 27-28 for a zuke 140. Decide what kind of engine you want and then look up the specs for that motor in full tilted up position and then Bingo you have your minimum extension needed. Add another inch or two to be safe 
strick
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Are those numbers available? I've looked online for them and haven't found them - that is why I asked.
I know they exist, but I haven't found them.
30 inches is a place to start from, but I'm not comfortable extending that far, given that no one has done it. I like the I/O cap a lot in the stern with the boxes, but I've measured and I think I could fit a well between them to accomodate the outboard in the up position if I could do a clean job that would fit with the lines of the boat. Extend the hull 18" (gives a couple hundred pounds of flotation if my quick math is good) with a well in the origional transom.