I have to agree with what's been said. Look at balancing out your boat by moving what you can forward. My 18' rides, floats and planes out great with a relatively light motor on a cutout transom. I eliminated the in-deck livewell, moved the batteries under the console, moved gas tank as far forward as possible. I also have the large ping pong ball scuppers. there really isn't a whole lot of space to be gained in an 18' by adding a bracket, unless you also get rid of the storage compartments in the transom.
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