Can't say it's NOT major until we know what's under that paint! If it was just one small tight crack in one spot, that's one thing, but to have cracks in 3-4 different areas, it seems like the boat is trying to tell us something!
That transom saver is a great idea. I think I'm going to take it to Bobby Ghelkin here in the Charleston, SC area to see what is going on. He has redone several SeaCrafts, Makos, etc. With unlimited money, I would like to redo a lot of different things and adding a large hermco bracket is at the top of that list.
The port side has a little flexing in the same area but far less and no cracking anywhere.
My list would include:
-Widening the transom and installing boxes of some type like you see on 23s
-checking the transom
-resealing the cap back to the hull and adding a new rubrail
-painting the interior of the boat, cap, hull, and removing the bottom paint
My scuppers are about 1" or so below the water line, would you think the hermco bracket would add enough bouyancy in the rear to make it self bailing?
thanks,
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