Trying to figure transom angle

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

I know very little about gill brackets, so I admit that I may be mistaken here, but to my way of thinking, since the engine pivots on the rear of the bracket, the whole thing should be academic since you can just adjust the angle by trimming the engine.....no?

It does...but before you get to that point, you want the bracket to come STRAIGHT off the transom of the boat....so the angle of the transom and the angle of the front mounting surface have to be the same...