Bracket placement question

[flyingfrizzle]

Originally Posted by take a potter

My question is how far above the boat keel/transom does the bracket need to sit.

I always try to make them as low as possible to gain the most floatation at rest. You can always taper the tub to keep the rear from dragging on plane if you go super low but most will clear high as they are with no taper or "rise" as you mentioned. A lot of brackets do have some built in rise or taper. On a 23 it is not as important to gain maximum floatation as if you were trying to do a bracket on a 20 with an heaver outboard so take outboard weight into account also. A light single wont need as much as heaver twins. If you want to maximize floatation go low if that is not your concern you can come up a few inches...