Here is the transom as i recieved the boat. I was a little afraid as to why the PO put that metal reinforcement. I was thinking that the transom was rotted out but after I got it home and investigated for a few hours i cannot find any wet wood at all and it all seems solid. Eventually i want to clean this up so its not so buisy back there. I just want 1 fish finder transducer and thats it. I dont need a speed sensor back there because im going to use GPS for speed. So my plan here is to fill in all the holes with 3M 4200 or 3M 5200 and Clean up where the PO glassed the swim ladder into place. It looks shotty where the ladder is glassed to the top but its suprisingly strong.