On Thu, 01 Nov 07, 9:33am CST, jaykchan wrote:
What's the chance that the transom will have
variable thickness anyway.

Slim to none. A transom on your type boat would normally be built with
plenty of strength all the way across. Not your "boxy structure", but
the transom.... below the hull/deck joint.

The only fly in the ointment I can see is access to the transom from
inside the boat. You'll need to reach the mounting bolts there with
washers and nuts. That might be a pain in the butt but should be
do-able somehow.

One other consideration, what about mounting it on the Starboard side?
That would put the tiller closer to the center line so might be more
convenient to reach/steer. Just a thought.

Rick