I emailed back and forth with both armstrong and Hermco today. Both were great but I am leaning towards Hermco because the 1. floatation and 2. I would rather have fiberglass over aluminum or stainless. And the price is within 15% across the board.
I got the weight from NADA
http://www.nadaguides.com/default.as...&d=17001000706
BUT in 2003 the same motor weighed 505 lbs.
DEUCE - which armstrong bracket did you get? They suggested the widebody duel. Which sounds kind of naughty.