Re: is it possible how to make a inboard to a mount a outboard motor
parttime - that looks like a very professional job! nice work.
i was talking to a boat repair/repower tech (greg at greg's marine in garibaldi, ore.) and he showed me a something about I/O to outboard conversions. if you modify the transom like parttime the outboard lower leg is right against the transom and the weight is partially over the boat. if you bolt a large motor mount on the transom and hang the outboard off the mount, you change the balance considerably, as mentioned by QC above...however if you DO decide to add a mount onto the transom, make sure the mount extends to the bottom of the boat, and has 'wings' that extend the bottom to the motor lower leg. the reason for this is that when you try to get on plane and there is a big gap between the motor and the planing plate on the lower end the boat squats...the hull extension acts like a huge doel-fin or large trim tabs. you have to have the extension custom made, but it makes a huge difference.
