Hi, I solved the problem by removing the static mount and installing ( as I intended from first acquiring the M15 ) the kind which permits you to raise the motor before tipping it to lock clear of the water. I filled the old transom holes using bolts and nuts. I also made a 2 inch thick spacer from several thicknesses of plastic cutting boards from the dollar store and then bolted the new motor mount through the plastic spacer and the transom.I solved the problem of affixing the nuts inside by borrowing a small boy from a neighbour. His dad and I trained him outside the boat on how to put large backing washers and nuts on the bolts,then gave him the washers and bolts in a container, the appropriate wrench and a flash light. We tied a " life line "around his ankle and off he went into the boat and in no time he had inched his way on his belly to the back of the boat. All he had to do was put a washer and a nut on each bolt, then hold the nut with the wrench while I turned the bolts tight from outside the boat. The boy's dad and I kept talking to the lad during the whole operation and he showed no fear, did a great job and regarded the 15 minute operation as an adventure which he could have, but which no adult could duplicate because of size. Of course he received a few dollars as well as bragging rights. The static motor mount is now fastened to the wall in my basement and is the ideal place to winter store my Honda 2.3 long shaft O/B. My solution might not be ideal in your circumstance, but it worked for me twice.The second application of the small boy technique made possible installation of a swim ladder on the starboard portion of the transom . Good luck. RTH. -----Original Message----- From: jerry@jerrymontgomery.org Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 7:56 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15? Charlie- Why don't you put 2" spacers between the mount and the transom?- you'll need longer bolts and maybe have to install an inspection plate to get at the nuts, but it shsould work fine. Jerry -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Fortner Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 2:41 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: Honda 2.3 tilt on an M15? Hello wrinkle boat lovers, I have a late '80s M-15 with the fixed motor mount and I've just purchased a Honda 2.3 hp to go with it. How the heck do you get this motor to tilt into the up and locked position? I've twisted the thing every which way and it always hits the transom before it locks. It'll tilt all the way up if I remove the motor's cowling, but that's a ridiculous thing to do on the water. The old Tohatsu 3.5 would clear the transom and tilt up if I used a spacer on the motor mount, but that won't work on the Honda because its jaws are narrower. It looks like all I really need is some way to move the motor's horizontal pivot point aft about 2 inches. I know lots of you love the M-15 & Honda 2.3 combo, so I'm sure my problem is not unique. I've searched the archives, but there wasn't much in the way of solutions to this problem. How have y'all gotten your motors up and out of the water? Better yet, have some photos of the solution? Thanks, Charlie -- Charlie Fortner Earth, USA, Georgia, ATL M-15 #411