Of course. Just remove the L-drive and motor, fill in the hole. Then make a bracket to hold the outboard, bolt everything in place and you're done.
Here's the examples of conversions with brackets. http://www.dadmarine.com/picturelnk.htm
Yes. For example, you can have an outboard motor on a boat.
The transom on a boat is the stern on which an outboard motor can be clamped.
not sure how wide your Jon boat is but I would go with a 3.5HP or 5HP outboard no bigger
An outboard motor generally is attached either directly to the transom of the boat, or to a bracket that is attached to the transom of the boat.
If your inboard outboard boat runs aground what action should you take?
An outboard engine is an engine attached to the outside of a boat. An outboard engine is usually contained within its own casing. By contrast, an inboard engine is enclosed within the hull of the boat itself.
You can pull a skier at around 17ktns so even with a smallish outboard (25hp) on a dinghy its possible.
In the junk yard
It stabilizes the canoe or other boat.
Outboard motor.
The transom is the stern of a boat or ship. On a small boat the outboard engine is clamped to the transom.
do you need a boat licence for a 5hp outboard