That's a loaded question (I'm sure you didn't mean it that way lol ;)) that I am reluctant to give an answer to.

I will say this......

That steel plate has been there for quite some time now, and the boat was used the same as always after installing the plate for a NUMBER of the past years.

The boat has not been used the last couple of years for reasons OTHER than the transom. (Health, personal stuff, etc). It sat covered.

The transom, while showing some flexibility if you violently shake the motor by the skeg LOL, does not show any signs of stress cracking in the glass, etc, so it can't be THAT bad. I've seen worse.

That's about all I can say about the transom. I am selling it as "needing transom work" regardless, and it is priced accordingly. ;)