Anyone ever fill in a notched transom?

[fillet1]

This is an interesting thread. I like the full transom because it keeps water out of the boat and your feet dry.

But, A notched transom sheds water better if you take a wave over the stern. That big cut out close to the waterline lets the water OUT of the boat as well as in.

If you have a closed transom and scuppers, water can only get out as fast as the scuppers let it. If your scuppers drain to the bilge, then water gets out only as fast as your pump.

I dont think that a notch transom is any more or less likely to sink than a full transom.