1967 SeaMaster 27 ft

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by Brett

. . . After knocking through some thick glass on the inside of the transom I've found the wood to be completely rotten. I can stick my finger straight through to the bracket . . .

One advantage of a bracket is that it distributes the engine loads across the entire transom, so that may be why you haven't had any problems so far. Just curious, how thick was the glass on the inside of the transom? Were there any cracks showing on either the inside or outside of transom?

One comment Carl Moesly made about that boat after he bought it was that the engines were mounted too close together. (The motors were always mounted in the center of the center panels on each side of his race boats so the props would see cleaner water!) Since you'll be pulling the bracket off anyway, it might be worth doing some measurements first to see if any bracket mods are needed to allow moving the motors outboard. Might be able to raise the motors too, which would reduce draft and drag and possibly reduce fuel consumption a bit!