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I think I am back to a transom mount. I like my nav light where it is. I am Looking at a garelick mount. It has a plate that goes on the transom ( aluminum). Them you slide the bracket into that plate. Then put electric trolling motor ( or 2 stroke kicker ) on the bracket. I suspect I will only need a 36 inch shaft on the transom mount as the whalers draft is 11 inches.

It is harder to "push" a boat from the transom, but I gotta maintain the crossover looks for kids, cruising, and tubing.