25" shaft Yamaha hpdi 200 on 79 mast anglr 20

[boodab71]

I posted this question in the general forum and haven't had much reply so I'll try here. I'm looking to the seacraft guru's and captains for options, short of fiberglassing. I want to bolt up the top set of holes in the jack brackets and motor mount bracket, that are ineveitably not bolted to the transom when putting a 25" shaft in a 20" shaft location. I'm trying to find maybe a bracket or some sort of system that will fasten to the transon and the well for added transom to motor support. With the top holes not bolted to the transom I feel like there is more strain then there should be put on the other bolts and holes. Anyone have or seen anything like this?? Here is a visual aid for my query.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo...98554165rSzAgw

[jwclbi]

couldnt see the pictures but perhaps a jack plate?

[thehermit]

Looks like the "powerlift" jack plate. A friend of mine also has one. On his transom we made up a board (wood and glass) to fill in the void and raise the transom. It was secured by the upper outboard bolts. On the inside he used a square alum backing plate (a thick one-1/4 in maybe) to pick up the 4 bolt pattern. It was aslo painted to blend. I think the addition of the inside plate and the fill board closed up the transom and provided a little more tie in but the "powerlift" is still doing the work here. I think he may also have added bolts through the outboard/lift/transom/and plate somewhere in the middle of the typical 4 bolt pattern (overkill really). I hope this make some sense....he aslo had a strong transom to start with. In the end it looked similar to what Bigshrimpin posted to your orig post.

[boodab71]

Thanks, a Chatham guy, sorta funny that's where I got this boat. Outermost Harbor Marine.

[thehermit]

Yup...thats where my buddy got his powerlift jackplate. Al Gore's internet sure made the world smaller I'll see if I can snag a pic of his boat over the weekend.