[flyingfrizzle]

Hermco, all the way! Get a double engine bracket for extra floatation then have him drill it for a single 30" leg motor. If any thing I would stay with fiberglass. Armstrong makes a floatation bracket but you will not get as much flotation and you have already seen what aluminum will do seeing the one that came off your boat. Dusky makes a fiberglass floatation bracket that they advertise on their web site that is nice looking but not as nice as the Hermco. I would think most would say hermans just because they were designed by Bill Potter just for the 23' seacraft hull. There is a guy not far from you making a nice looking one too but he would be crazy to start building them for the public...lol