jackplates

[Kajun]

well i'm starting to have second thoughts on buying that mariner 115 for $2000, i dont want to pay more than $1600 for it.....i called a local mercury dealer and ran the s/n he told me it was purchased on 9-7-91 by K .Bassnight, never had warranty issue..i thought it was atleast a 1993..dang thing is 16yrs old


tommorow i'm going pick up a FREE motor that runs/good compression but has some cooling issues....its a 93' johnson 140hp but its a 25" and my boat is a 20"....if i could fix the cooling issues with it and use it on my boat that would be great...

only way to do this would be to convert it too a 20" or use a jackplate or bracket, i'm thinking brackets cuz its cheaper than a jackplate......what the pros and cons to using a jackplate/bracket? do you think this would be a issue for my 8?

V18 is rated for 150hp...140 is under but i'm worried about weight issues now....my force was approx 300lbs...nada says the 140 is 360-370lbs.......think this would cause problems? i could move one or both batteries under the console to relieve some weight from back of boat to help out...what ya'll think?