I used s SeaGull outboard that way on a small sailboat for a while. The mount was just a pipe in a tube bracketed to the deck.
Fine in smooth water but if the boat rolled even slightly the prop was out of the water. <g>
The well is the only feasible way to use an outboard I think. Thanks again for helping me. I guess the Ariel has to go.
I have houses un-rebuilt in Florida, a house un-maintained for years in NJ, and a refrigeration / mechanical contracting business to run. Doing the inboard over just isn't gong to be on My List for far too long to contemplate it.
PHM
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