I had a 24 foot boat with a 36" bracket. The boat steered OK but I cut the transom and re-hung the motor as I didn't like how the boat acted in seas (bow light). I can't stress how much better everything is with the motor as close to the transom as possible. Trim, steering, sea handling..... everything is better other than loosing a knot or two top end due to the motor height.
As far as getting full motor swing, make sure you find the longest ram ends for your steering as the new ones seem to be a little shorter.
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