[Captn C]

I agree with flash...until he gets to the trailering part. I know for a fact that trailering a boat puts less strain on the transom than actually running the boat. My boat has twin engines and I trailer with the engines almost down. I kick them up just enough so that if something is kicked up off the highway it won't hit the lower unit.

Any way....the weak a$$ repairs done on my transom by Tracker Marine's repair shop cracked while the boat was being trailered back to Houston from Tenneesse. It cracked even more when I ran the boat on fairly flat water. Then I took it on a sea trial in 6' seas and it busted wide open then.

So IMO trailering puts way less strain on the transom than running the boat in real working conditions. My boat is an offshore boat....so it should be able to handle the seas we were in without any damage.

I feel brackets are the way to go. If you have a solid and sound transom, go for it. In a few years when I repower I plan to put one on my 25 and do away with the euro transom so it will be a true 25' boat. That should be a fun project! REALLY I can't wait!