SeaCraft transom/etc

[JohnB]

All,
I just purchased a 1988 SeaCraft Scepter cuddy cabin. After shopping for about 3 months,
this was the best SeaCraft I could find in my budget. It had about 15 little things wrong with it
that I have fixed, but there was one issue I new when I bought it I would have to deal with.
The previous owner had put in scuppers and had not sealed them correctls (or at all for that
matter). The transom is wet, (electronic moisture meter test), but is solid. 2 200 pound people
standing on the motor could not even flex it. The sea test showed 0 movement, and a
percussion test showed no delamination/rot. The options so far have been:
1. Use it until rot or movement is detected, then deal with it.
2. Remove all the wood in the transom and use SeaCast pourable transom repair.
3. Dry it and use an epoxy repair filler to treat the wood.
4. Cut it out completly and put in a solid transome with a plate for the outboard.
Finally, does anyone have an idea how to dry out the transom.
Thanks in advance for you input