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Originally Posted by Johnlupo
My son and I are in the process of rebuilding a 1976 18 seacraft. The boat was in amazing shape but one thing led to another and We ripped everything out. Now are considering closing in the transom and adding a engine bracket. Thanks
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If you go with the advice of Strick and Snookerdd and forget the bracket, you could still raise the transom. My 20” transom was getting a little dicey with the weight of some boat guests. During my transom rebuild I raised it to 22” instead of 25” which avoided a longer driveshaft in my ETEC and switching to hydraulic steering. You could go to 25” if you need a new engine.