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I have a 1961 Nauset 16' with a 1992 Johnson 88 SPL. The boat and engine run great and are out of the water for the winter.

Since buying the boat 3 years ago, the engine well has never drained via the well drain tube. I've always had to pump the engine well out manually. My tilt/trim motor was badly corroded and this weekend I removed the entire tilt assembly to replace the electric motor. While doing so I noticed the engine well drain is hard up against the tilt bracket (there is an indent in the tilt bracket from the drain tube).

Is there a trick to mounting the tilt bracket so the engine well drain has room to let the water out? Or is this a common problem with OMC engines on classic Whalers?

Thanks,
Eric