Is this a sign of transom problems?.

[bigshrimpin]

Your fine . . . if you can stand on the bracket and jump up an down and it does not flex then your fine. If you want to give it a real test . . . . go to a school parking lot and hit the speed bumps at 20mph . . . if the motor doesn't fall off then your fine. If the transom were rotten the bolts/washers on the inside would cut into the inside fiberglass skin. If your still worried . . . . do what MJ is saying and drill into the transom . . . Your transom is really not worth replacing unless it turned into worm dirt.