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Short story long, in 2007 I found myself with a brand new short shaft 25 HP 2-stroke Yamaha. At that time I bought a new Starcraft 14' utility, so with that new motor I ended up having to order the new tinny with a SS transom. What I hadn't considered was that I was going from a flat bottom boat to a deep-V, so the motor hung real low in the water.

Yup, I had a lot of splash back over the transom. I DID know how to properly slow down. My issues was when I was drift fishing and got hit with big waves from passing cruisers.

I solved the issue by building a "splash guard" (my terminology) out of 1 1/2" oak, with the edges rimmed with polished aluminum to make it look nice. It basically filled the recess where the motor was mounted, and was cut out around the motor to allow full steering. After that i might have gotten a few drops, but not enough to even have to mop it up.