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I have a jackplate on my 18 Outrage, there was no flex or movement of the transom. It did sink the splashwelll drains under water if that is a concern to you as with the motor hung farther aft the attitude of the boat at rest and on plane is changed. If having wet feet is an issue, then hanging the engine off a jackplate will only make that worse not better. The jackplate does make the boat feel and handle like a larger boat, not sure how much more efficient or if you really do get better fuel economy. I did mine because I had installed a stern seat and I wanted the old smokey two stroke as far away from the people on the seat as possible. I left it on there when i repowered because i saw no reason to remove it.