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Originally Posted by Sf20
I am considering doing something similar to what Frizzle did with his 1974 Sceptre with my 20sf that is currently i/o. I am kicking around the idea of converting it to outboard, but would like to do it without having to use a bracket. Do you think that bracing the transom by adding a few knees connecting the transom to the hull would be sufficient to support an outboard? I know that the SF hull was also made for an outboard, so I thought that I could just maybe modify the transom of my i/o to resemble the transom that they made for outboards so that it could structurally support an outboard. Advice and thoughts?? Is this doable without a bracket? Is it advisable without a bracket, or will it cause stress to my hull?
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It all depends on how strong the transom is. If you are going to replace the old wood and re-core it then no worries. Knees are good for extra strength but not necessary. The knee I added on my 20' is a little big and excessive but I tend to run the crap out of my boats in ruff water so I added it. Part of the reason I made it as large as I did was so I could mount my fuel/water separator to it. Having knees don't hurt anything except just adding a small amount of extra weight but worth it to me for the strength. I rather over build than under. The only part that will be tough is converting the engine box area to a splash well for the motor to tilt up into. You can copy the outboard model liners or do something similar.