Hi Scott,
So true. Just got out of the boat after a day of sanding and sanding the inside of the transom where the transom shield fits and the son and I have removed and installed the gimbal bracket and transom shield 5 times today and have it down to less than 5 minutes. I picked up the engine jig today so I could fix the issue of 25 mm run off to portside from the center line of the engine. This is typical of the unexpected you spoke about and bloody hard to foresee things like that as you would expect the boat builder would give you a stern that was square to the center line of the keel. Anyway I have fixed it and rant over.
I will be filling you in box very soon as I start the re-wire so be ready