[macojoe]

If you want to add a bracket you will need to mount it at the height of the motor not just were you feel like it.

What size is your motor?? 20" or 25"? 25 is best as the shorter motor tends to get swamped more.
A 25" motor needs the bracket bolted at least 25" above the bottom of the boat, and add a inch of height for every foot back you go.

CC boats are harder to do then cuddys as they seem to be *** heavy later, Get the shortest bracket you can and still get the motor all the way up.

I would take this time to build the transom up, by filing in the cut out for the outboard, this will give you a nice full transom for the back splash. and the room you will need to add the bracket.

Also were you the guy asking about relocating the gas tank to the front?? (I get confused who is who) If so this is a good thing to do here on a CC to get some weight forward, so it counters the weight of the outboard that is now 2 feet behind the boat.

Good Luck.