[schooner]

Transom is original. When I bought the boat, I had it surveyed to determine if it was a good platform to repower and spend money on. There was no bottom paint and the boat was dry stored indoors for its whole life. The advice I received, and four years later, proven accurate, is that the transom is strong and that there is no real requirement to spend money on that until it displays the need. I would not have paid the money to hang a new fourstroke or have the hull awlgripped if the transom needed attention. There is no flex and the motor weighs over 600 lbs. I bought an exceptionally well maintained Sceptre in 2005 and think I have made it better. Like any 25 year old boat, I am sure there is moisture in some of the wood parts. but as of today,it does not appear to have any impact at all.

Thanks.