.. Great Stuff !
Now ... for the Sweet and Sour ... after removing the engine this morning, and the transom assy, I tapped on the back of the transom .. Solid sounds all the way around .. Swweeet, inside the boat, good sounds on the upper part of the transom, then ... and Then ... thud .. the lower portion of the transom was soft, those dang "hip pockets" had water trapped, and soaked into the transom like a wick on a lamp ... well, now for the rest of the story, take out the flotation boxes, dig out the hip pockets, lay in a new transom.