My transom checked out ok 3 years ago when I started working on the floor and stringers but I am thinking now that it is all done that maybe I should have done the transom as well. I have had a lot of time to read the posts on here and follow others rebuilds, laid off for over a year now, but still have questions. Some I may eventually find answers to but will ask some as well. The boat handles very well since removing the water soaked foam, is rated for 60 HP, but has never had bigger then a 50 on her. Currently I have a 40 Lark on her and she moves more then fast enough for the local lakes and has never been a problem on the river. I want to up the HP to 50 or 55, which is why I am looking at the transom again. It seems that everyone replaces the transom after removing the whole cap. Can I remove just the back part, splash well back, and get it done? My cap is attached to the sides and floor. Since I replaced the floor and stringers I know that it is permanently attached; construction adhesive, fiberglass and stainless steel screws holding it down. The paint is still very nice so I really do not want to have to cut a lot but have marked an area that will show the least when I shoot new matching paint. I will attach pics of the back end and mark the area where I plan to cut. The transom is standard 1 1/2 inch thick, 5' wide at the top and 20 1/2 inches tall at the center. After reading some posts I also discovered, by squeezing my large frame into a very tight spot, that the inner transon area does not have fiberglass on it. It is painted and undercoated? I plan to fiberglass the new transom in.