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Stupid question but why don’t you just put the kicker motor ON the transom? From what I recall about those Whalers, there is room for it; and you DO have a long shaft kicker….
I don’t ever remember a 16 having 115 hp capability. I thought 100 was always the max. In my area, there would have been someone who had tried it, especially since we had guys with 50s on the 13s that were only rated for 40….
And last but not least, I know you also have background in physical therapy. That’s good; ’cause you are gonna need it, driving a Whaler in 5 foot waves. They are great, great boats for inland fun but the shape of their bottoms were not conducive to a smooth, rough-water ride, to put it mildly.
Long live American manufacturing!