I found a used mb23 mini for my 1448 allweld mod-v. Problem is its a short shaft and my boat is a tall transom. Could I mount the motor to the jack plate I have for my outboard to get it lowered or is that a bad idea? What dose it cost to turn a short transom motor to a tall? Is this a good motor for my boat?

If your on a budget its much cheaper to cut the transom down, if you do that it might be hard to sell. Personaly I like having the tall sides and getting the motor down. I run really tight waters with alot of down trees to get under, others like to have the engine as far as possible from the water and like the tall transom.

cut the transom if you plan on selling sell as a package if not add a full size pod with a transom on the back at the height you need this would serve a lot of purpose such as gettin in the boat and dog ramp and extra flotation should help you under a load then find a hot rod shop or some one who can weld aluminum and have them build it for you.....do a pressure check on it to make sure it is water tight. then fill it with spray foam from home depo or put a pipe nipple and valve and fill it with air...my 1448 is a 19 inch transom i have ran both sizes and they work great on long tails i also run a 15hp mercury and it is short it does cavatate on hard turns and under load takes a bit to plane out...if im bymyself shes all i need try a jack plate and lower it in save some bucks it might work if not pm me on the motor ill buy it from you lol

You gotta allow for the motor to kick up.......when I add my huntdeck im gonna experiment with a split mount to allow motor to kick up and have room for the hydrolic trim.

Seems like it would be the shit to have it on a Hydr.Jack plate so you can move it up and down?But really don't know!