HELP Needed on my Buddie's Transom !

[Van]

Just got a call from my buddy who bought that Sunbird/Neptune I mentioned a few weeks ago. He got this boat for 6K and the guy was asking around 12K. (Maybe that should have sent off a warning).

Anyway he found that the transom was delaminating and actually pulled away from the rubrail. It has a 200 OMC on a bracket, and apparently the bracket put load in a way that weakened the transom to the point where it actually started to pull away.
I think this is a poor design issue..

So his dilema #1 is....should he bail (he says he can get his $ back). or
Dilema #2 get it fixed, he has one quote for 5K, (he thinks is too high).

So if anyone knows a reputable boat repair yard, it would be appreciated. The boat is in New Bedford, he is looking to get it fixed in the So. Mass/RI area.

Thanks,
V.