Ahoy Seaspaniel -
Our C27 has a piece of 3/4" plywood bolted through the transom
to back up our outboard bracket (we have a 1975 C27 that had an Atomic
4 which was not usable). According to our marina, a stainless steel
plate would be better - we are going to replace our backer piece of
plywood with a much larger one to spread the pressure out over a
larger area of transom. In your case, I'd go with the steel after
picking a marine mechanics' brains for advice. Good luck!
Henry & Lynn Cohen
Ceol na Mara (hull #1956)
Rock Hall, MD
On Aug 2, 2010, at 7:59 AM, Abraham <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Everyone,
My old 2stroke died this weekend and got a new 4stoke (90 pounds
weighed by me). My C27 has the original well cutout, and even though
the motor "fits", I cannot tilt it up, and no way I can trim the
hole to make it tilt (no space at all).
So I am installing a bracket, on the port side of the stern, right
next
to the well.
Now my question is, the stern in that area is hallow, any
recommendation on how to reinforce the area (should I even do this?)
I will be using backing plates for the bracket, but wanted to know
what others have done.
Thank you
-Abraham
