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Your Fastwin should either be a 15" or 20" motor? Did you mean your boat is somewhere between a short or long shaft transom? Otherwise I would be confused. IF you feel brave and the boat lends itself to it, a 2X6 or 8 can be put on the transom upright temporarily to mount the motor for a run. That way you could vary the depth of the engine and see how transom height effects performance. Otherwise building a plate could be a waste. It is true that moving the motor back will help, but on small boats that usually causes other problems (floating deep in the stern, waking over on deceleration, etc). All usual disclaimers apply about how to properly attach the board temporarily!
Dan in TN