Maybe its the pics but it sure looks to me like both the port and stbd corners of the bracket have pulled back from the transom. It also looks like the interior pic of the bolts is showing water weepage marks on one or two. You may want to take a real hard look at the transom to see if it is wet. I knew mine was when water dripped out after I pulled the trim tab screws - the bottom 18" was mush. I have often found leakage with lag bolts too. If there has ever been water in the transom core then it just a matter of when it turns to jello.
If the transom was recored then they may have inadvertently set a curve to it and that might explain the bracket not fitting tight.
If you have to recore or decide to replace the bracket then take a good look at a Hermco bracket - that would be my choice.
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