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Last fall I found my needle in a hay stack! I finally found a 40hp Yamaha 2 stroke short shaft. This weekend I am going to start the install and just inquiring if there is anything I need to watch out for? This will be going on my 1971 13' Sport. You can see pics in my info. There are no bolt holes in the transom yet. Any help would be appreciated. Also I have researched and the whaler mfg resources say to put the cavitation plate just below the hull. Is that correct? What do you think? Motor also came with hydrofoil. Should I take it off and see how the boat acts without it?

Thanks
Ed