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I was able to contact Dave (the OP) by email. Dave does confirm that the bracket tilts together with the outboard.

I will review this and probably go this route as it seems the closest to the original steering application.

[Eight months after thread was started, thread was revived.] I like what you did here. Q1: when you tilt the outboard, are the [steering brackets] you made rigid? Q2: Or do the [steering] brackets follow the outboard being tilted? It seems your steering bracket would get squished by the outboard ste...

I don't understand what components of the steering system you are calling "the thru-tube" that "would get pinched by the outboard's thru-tube." I was referring to the tilt tube on the outboard [engine]. My [outboard engine] is set up for remote controls. My confusion occurs beca...

Thanks Phil - I will review the block and bracket option.

Has hydraulic steering [ever been installed on an older 13-footer with a 15-inch transom] as a solution?

I don't understand what components of the steering system you are calling "the thru-tue" that "would get pinched by the outboard's thru-tube." I was referring to the tilt tube on the outboard [engine]. My [outboard engine] is set up for remote controls. Can I remove the steering...

In 2019 I bought what I think is a 1971 or 1972 Boston Whaler 13-foot hull as a project. This hull has the recessed transom "tub style"--that is not all the way across. [After restoration--see below--]now all I needed is a suitable outboard. Due the low transom I knew that the boat needed ...