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Thanks. I did not get the platforms (yet), but they are only *:-X like $500-600 more. I can always add them. So long as the bracket gets here before the spring rush, I should have my boat back early in April I should think. It really all depends now on Armstrong shipping a bracket out. Since the fiberglass guy is going to be working on the boat anyway, I'm going to have an old through-hull transducer removed (nothing hooked up to it anymore) and maybe have another thru hull added to faciliate a raw water washdown setup. I'll have to see how the budget looks before I go crazy. Because the motor will be farther back than the sea drive, I'm going to need all new steering and control cables as well. I was kinda hoping the motor would be the graphite model, but it's white instead. I'm fine with that too, but I think the graphite would have looked cooler. Oh well, function over form and I'm really happy with price. A carbed Yamaha 150 is $9k around here. And RA, I'm WAY too cheap to go for a 4-stroke, especially as understanding my wife was about the new motor (she likes the boat too, nothing like a nice cool ride in the sea breeze on a hot August afternoon).