1995 Grady White 272 Sailfish "Floating Transom Cap" excessive movement

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1995 Grady White 272 Sailfish "Floating Transom Cap" excessive movement
Owned her 17 years, located in Westport, South Eastern MA
Anyone else experienced similar and repaired?
Looking for recommendations of best solution and / or recommended repair shops near me.
Port and Starboard videos showing movement with one hand moving motors at mooring.
Port picture (showing rub rail coming off) and starboard picture (showing gelcoat cracking).
Exterior transom hull looks pristine, bought moisture tester and exterior hull tests fine.
Not sure how to attach video clips of the Floating Transom Cap moving but it moves 1/2-3/4"
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Get a good look below the rub rail. Put a picture up. Typically water gets into the transom from the bang cap. The freeze/thaw will cause the top of the transom to swell. In this photo you can see the fiberglass cracked. The corner was opened up to clean up the loose filler and repaired. That junk you see in the middle picture to top is the crap filler, etc that came out!

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Interesting, thank you Hookup1, appreciate your sharing. I to hope it is not the entire transom but rather just part of the top section. I have to figure out where to bring it for evaluation and repair as this is out of my league for sure.
 
It's something I see with all older GW's (including mine). The bang caps leak and wood transom get's wet. Just because the transom is wet doesn't mean it is falling apart.
 
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I had about a 1/2" movement in my transom. If you can, try to get some pics of the inside of the transom with you phone. Take several from one side to the other. What you are looking for is stain running down the inside of the transom. If that's the case...I got bad news for ya.
 

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Late Again Grady said:
I had about a 1/2" movement in my transom. If you can, try to get some pics of the inside of the transom with you phone. Take several from one side to the other. What you are looking for is stain running down the inside of the transom. If that's the case...I got bad news for ya.
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Ok Captain Keith, Thank you for this information and I will look and take some pictures
 
Hookup1 said:
Get a good look below the rub rail. Put a picture up. Typically water gets into the transom from the bang cap. The freeze/thaw will cause the top of the transom to swell. In this photo you can see the fiberglass cracked. The corner was opened up to clean up the loose filler and repaired. That junk you see in the middle picture to top is the crap filler, etc that came out!

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I think it is clean under the rub rail but will double check and put up a picture of it
 
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