Thanks Brian I think I'm going to fabricate a mount for the port side on the balkhead to the motor compartment. Do you have problems with the front motor mount box built in the motor compartment? In mine the box was built and attached to the bottom of the boat and water accumulated in the compartments in front this caused the plywood to rot on the motor mount box. I cut out the box and replaced it with a piece of 3x8 which is treated for salt water my son is in marine construction got me the wood and said it is supposed to last 30 years in water I wraped it in fiberglass this leaves room in the bottom for water to pass through.
Tom