[Bygracealone]

That's a good question RAP.

Since the transom guy is a pro, I imagine he would also be aware of the fact that the degree of angle on the bracket ought to be close as possible to the angle degree of your new transom. In other words, make sure he's doing your new transom in such a way that you'll still be able to use your old bracket without any problems or jerry-rigging. Otherwise, you may have to put out some bucks for a new bracket. Something I'm sure you wouldn't want to do after forking out the bucks for the new transom and all the other stuff you have ahead of you. Just a thought...

Everything sounds and looks good so far though. Keep us posted on the progress. I think you're going to be really happy with her when she's finished.