18 CC with Bracket
- Thread starter regidog
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Bygracealone
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Reg, I don't think anybody has done it on this forum on an 18'. I think a number of people feel that the 18' may be too small for a bracket; some think it may cause the boat to be prone to porpoise.
Skools Out
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Stink has a pic he took of one he saw at a gas station. 18 CC w/ bracket
Bygracealone
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If you didn't want to put a bracket on one, perhaps you could cut the transom just enough to allow for an outboard to be hung on it or just enough to allow a jackplate to be installed and allow room for the cowling to clear when tilted up...
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
Stinky_Hooker
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Yeah i WAS going to do it after seeing this one locally.
I had a bracket and everything, but after some research and deciding I would be fishing inshore/shallow water more than offshore so I thought better of it. Instead I went with a jack plate and that helped me gain a good bit of room in the rear so I'm happy. Unless you have a full transom 18 that had a sea drive I wouldn't do it. Even then if I did I would use the shortest, lightest bracket possible and no more than a V4. I plan on changing to V6 power (150 or 175) so a bracket is a no no for me. IMO the 18 is really a$$ heavy anyways. I have moved two of my three batteries to under the console to combat this and it has helped tremendously. The boat sits nice and level at rest now and planes out wonderfully. It also handles at speeds MUCH better as a result. I would also do this for sure on a bracketed 18.
I think its definitely possible if following these few parameters. if you do it keep us updated! id like to know how it goes!
I had a bracket and everything, but after some research and deciding I would be fishing inshore/shallow water more than offshore so I thought better of it. Instead I went with a jack plate and that helped me gain a good bit of room in the rear so I'm happy. Unless you have a full transom 18 that had a sea drive I wouldn't do it. Even then if I did I would use the shortest, lightest bracket possible and no more than a V4. I plan on changing to V6 power (150 or 175) so a bracket is a no no for me. IMO the 18 is really a$$ heavy anyways. I have moved two of my three batteries to under the console to combat this and it has helped tremendously. The boat sits nice and level at rest now and planes out wonderfully. It also handles at speeds MUCH better as a result. I would also do this for sure on a bracketed 18.
I think its definitely possible if following these few parameters. if you do it keep us updated! id like to know how it goes!