On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 17:34:50 +0100, Nigel Knott wrote:

Careful if the transom is beyond the bunks, as the weight of the engine
could cause the hull to 'hook' .

Not so much with an I/O. With an outboard, the transom carries the weight
of the motor. With an I/O, the motor is a foot or so fwd of the transom.

Lloyd