I have a '88 Sweetwater with a 88hp Johnson that I recently purchased and the bottom of the transom has rusted. It didn't look like a problem until I pulled it out of the water to clean it and the weight of the engine slightly bent the transom in. The picture is not the best but maybe you can see what I'm talking about. I did make a brace from the rear of the deck to the lower motor bolts that will keep it from going any further. Has any one see this before and what would your suggestions be? Leave it until it gets worse? Replace the pod? Have support plates welded in? Thanks
