Yeah, I tried the motor on an adjustable mount. Didn't like it at all. It was a pain to operate, and the boat didn't feel right with the motor further back like that. Got rid of it and went back to the cutout. The problem with the cutout is it's pretty narrow. Most outboard motors have the control arm mounted on the side of the motor, taking up a lot of space and forcing the motor to be mounted close to the rudder, causing clearance problems. I solved that by getting a Suzuki which has the control arm coming out the front. I was then able to mount the motor close to the port side of the cutout, giving me plenty of room to clear the rudder. Steering is done entirely with the rudder, since the motor doesn't have room to turn that way. Larry On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:25:09 -0700 "Tom Smith" <openboatt@gmail.com> writes:

Larry can address the motor question. I know he bought a motor with a more centered control arm, but I don't know if that was a prop/rudder clearance issue or not. I know he uses the cutout, though I believe he experimented with a mount. Larry? t

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