Construction issues with my bracket?

[thehermit]

Its common for these to stress at that joint like SSPBill says. I believe Don started doing something a little differently at one point to combat it. There has been threads on it in the past.

[Capt Chuck]

Originally Posted by Rybones

Am I able to edit the title of the post to remove hermco so it doesn't get picked on the internet as a possible negative for somebody that didn't read the contents of the complete posting?

I took care of the title edit for you. That bracket looks like it has been under undue stress !

[Rybones]

Thank you for the edit Chuck.

As you can see in the pictures it has a seam along the side and top back Edge of the motor mount portion indicating its two piece construction. I imagine core material would be laid up along the back Edge of tub portion and then capped by the swim platform. Any void, no matter how small between the coring material in the top front portion of the cap would be enough to create stress cracks in that seam overtime. Considering that bracket been on that boat since about 2002 so we're looking at 16 years of stress without knowing Construction it's hard to determine if it's something to be concerned about or not. But considering that it's to part construction with a seam that has constant direct exposure Plus mounting holes drilled through it, there is a real potential for degradation of core material due to moisture. Dating to 2002 core material is likely wood.