bracket on center console

[RidgeRunner]

Originally Posted by reyb

What way would you might have gone? Would you put a jack plate on the bracket? I found a set of manual adjustable jack plates on craigs list for $40, so I'm thinking of
what other options I have since the old motor is gone and the transom is empty and staring at me.

For me maybe a porta bracket, it has some setback but it is basically a high dollar jack plate and bracket built into one.
If you are positive you are going with a bracket you need to configure a way to reinforce the transom to handle the additional stress. I forgot that little tidbit which is most important and lots of work.
I have put a hydraulic jack plate on the back of a bracket with great success. The boat was a 22' Pursuit cuddy. It would run very shallow. with a Bob's low water pickup jacked all the way up it still had water pressure and bite. Not gonna happen with the Wellcraft, it adds even more weight and I am fighting that now.
Kamikaze may be right, after all the money and time you may not be happy.
The 20 runs out good with 115 hp on up, the df140 would be a great motor. It never crossed my mind as all my stuff is old junk.
Kamikaze has a sweet bracketed 20 cc. Check out the album and see what he did to move weight and balance the boat.