Rebuilt Transom Begins

[Wolf]

As you can see from the pictures there was not ANY solid wood in this transom. I can't believe there was not more cracking then there was. Got to hand it to the wellcraft guys back in the day. They built a strong transom. I'm going to also raise the transom to 25". Does any one have any pictures of this process. Does any one have any suggestions on a using a jackplate? If it's neccasary? Is it worth it to get the motor height dialed in perfect.