The braces look normal to me or exactly like mine. I bought a 2006 Express 360 a year ago and the transom definitely looked worse overall. I used that fact to decrease the seller’s price. Somebody is eventually going to take a beating over this transom, my advice is don’t make it you. Ours, in the end, was still solid on survey. No flexing and moisture levels were increased, but not terribly. Had to do some other work this year and upon removing engine bolts the transom did not appear wet. The bang plate was re-sealed and will address in the near future. I plan on addressing in the next year or two at most, and feel better that a reasonable amount of money to do so was reflected in the purchase price. Of course, everything could go south with costs once you get into these things. Anyone else worth their salt who looks at that boat is going to come to the some conclusion. You may want to take a look at the transom under the engines with them tilted all the way up— that is where the aluminum plate on the transom tends to corrode and let water in.
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