I'm not defending anyone but in reading what was said here if I were doing a build that involved adding a platform and large engine I would take the floor out and reinforce the stringers and everything else. The point of large engines on brackets flexing the whole boat is probably a concern. These boat were made when a "large" outboard was a 235hp maybe and more likely a 135/150 and weighed a lot less. Add to the stresses the boat gets pounded by the water even well built boats can have things to wrong
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