motor mount

Hi fellow sailors, This forum is absolutely amazing. And special thanks to @stickinthemud57 for great introduction and long and detailed emails. Hopefully, we can continue that here as I make progress. Here's my story and I open this post with ask for support and advise from experienced people...

Hello Everyone I recently purchased a 2001 310 hull 83. I have a 9.9 merc for my dink and I am wondering if anyone else mounts this size motor on their stern rail? It weighs about 85lbs and I'm thinking this might be a bit much. Maybe some reinforcing would be in order or just avoid it...

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to resolve the issue I am having. I have a Mercury 9.9HP mounted on the H260 mount. and noticed a hairline crack that has grown on my past 3 day trip. At one point the tilt ratchet on the outboard was not clicked in properly and once I started...