[macojoe]

well my bracket was not to bad, It was about 125# ?? I forgot but I was able to move it around myself with some effort.

But I can tell you this, the I/O set up was right around 500# and the new outboard is 390# and then the 125 # for the bracket you are in the same ball park!

So what you are really doing is just shifting the weight from the inside of the boat to the outside, there buy changing the center of gravity.

This is done at the factory with OB models by adding the 60 gal gas tanks to the center of the boat, rather then the saddle bags on the side for the I/O.

So adding the Tanks forward like his seat tanks will give you back some of that weight you shifted back with the bracket.