I have to trim my motor up some too. I recently installed a transducer on my buddy's boat and the boat had a metal extension on the transom that came back a couple inches at the most. It was placed right where I wanted to place the transducer....so I got to thinking, I would just put the transducer on that piece sticking out. It fit like It was made for it. We took the boat to the water and His motor does NOT block the left side like I thought it would. His boat does NOT have a jack-plate either. Got me contemplating adding an extension to my transom.