Re: Transom support.
Blue,
Are you running a 20 or a 23? I have seen this type of fix before, but I have not seen a cracked one, although I can see how this would happen. Short of re-doing the whole transom to make it one solid piece, you could get a piece of 3/8" aircraft aluminum and bolt is across the outside of the transom to add rigidity. I think Fellowship's boat had a plate similar to this before he re-did the whole thing. I wouldn't recommend a jack plate in your situation because of the extra strain it places on the transom by pushing the fulcrum point and engine weight further aft. You could end up doing more damage. My father added a fixed jack plate to his 23 Sceptre last season and he found he needed an aluminum plate across the splash well to reinforce it due to the additional strain.
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