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Well I’m not a Merc guy, but had a 1956 Mk 55 & it had the tilt tube steering. That’s about as far back as I see on MarineEngine.com. Steering amount is limited by push/pull steering, but as horsepower went up ( & speed ) less amount of steering was needed or allowed? Not sure how to say it, but safety wise too much was considered bad. With quicker helm action & reverse gear parking a boat at a dock could be done in a hurry.
I have run into this Whaler problem on motors with tilt tubes. Bowed transom was a weird idea. I used a V-6 dual steering setup (T&R old style clamp on) to put the tube out in front of the motor to clear the transom. Not the best, but only way to do I could figure. In a 13′ Whaler with a 25hp still more steering angle than you ever need. Tilted well. I think FrankR said it best. When you are doing these steering things you need to think about all the safety possibilities? Lots of liability for you as well as others!
The motor needs to be able to tilt up in case of striking a submerged object. Limiting that ability is dangerous. JMHO
Dan in TN