notched transom

[Mark]

In this thread the notion of self bailing keeps coming up. It would seem that there are two approaches to this: either raise the floor a few inches or put the engine(s) on a floatation bracket.

If you don't mind the look of a bracket on a 19'6" boat, that may be easier than redoing a floor (although not cheaper). If you prefer the look of a stock 20'CC, notch the transom and hang an engine in the notch with a raised floor.

I considered the bracket route, as did several others that are completely redoing boats on this site. If I had a 23' I would probably bracket, but I personally find brackets on the 20's .....well, maybe my arms are too short to fish around a bracket. I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

As mentioned above, this is where it gets into the realm of personal preference. Either option will work out fine.