AS A OWNER OF A NITRO170 ,I WILL SAY nITRO TRANSOMS SUCK.THANKS TO A CRAPPY DESIGN MY TRAMSOM IS TOTALLY ROTTEN.WHERE THE TOP CAP MEETS THE HULL AT THE TRANSOM THERE IS A 1/4IN GAP,I RECCOMEND ALL NITRO OWNERS TO CHECK THIS AREA AS I WAS TOLD BY A BOAT REPAIR SHOP THIS IS A COMMON FLAW,BY THRE WAY A NEW TRANSOM IS AROUND 5000 DOLLARS,NOT TO HAPPY WITH NITRO