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There is a product out there to adapt your 15" transom to 20" and have the new type of steering. It is made by Kentfab Engineering in Hanover, MA. Check the web site out.

It is very well thought out. Made of welded plate aluminum, it slips right in and bolts to the transom. Why butcher your transom?

I have seen a few of these on 13 foot Whalers and will eventually need one when the supply of 15" motors dries up. They say eventually they won't make 15" motors in the size we need. Almost all inflatables are 20" transoms now.

The web site has some good pictures of it. One bonus is you can convert to the new style steering system that the newer 13' has. With the cutout style transom of the older hulls the steering rod goes through the engine and the transom interferes with the movement of the rod. Now you can convert it. I know this will help many of you. Check it out.