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I'll have to draw a mental picture in the absence of a real one.
Standing from the side of the vessel looking at the bracket. Draw a line parallel to the keel, and another from "false keel" of the bracket. Most designs I see would create an inside angle between these two lines of about 30 degrees.
This angle would cause the "moment" of the motors extended past the transom to deflect some of the force into the strongest part of the transom where the transom meets the hull acting as a brace when flotation is not supporting the weight of the motor(s).
If true, I would conclude, that the shorter the set back and/or the greater this angle the more weight can be supported during trailering.
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I think this is a non issue. 400lbs of motor on a 26" back bracket is not that much force. It's not a lever prying on one small spot . . . the load is distributed out on a pretty large surface area and slightly cushioned with a gasket of 3m 5200.