A bracket for 25" 150hp on 20' CC- Pros & Cons?

[workinpr0gress]

It's a shame you can't run on one to even see if you want the bracket....Some don't like them, some are all for it for various reasons..... I will say that if you were to do it you have a very light compact motor in mind, and that is a big factor. I'd love to get a nice 175 of that same block at a decent price..I'm sure if you've been searching posts you can see all the opinions, discussion, modifications...For me the good far out weigh the bad. I have a simple setup with a fairly light motor and no tabs and I love it.

[makade]

I was wondering if anybody knows how the weights compare say hermco vs armstrong.

[Ryan]

not sure on the weights but the big advantage to the hermco is the larger chamber.

[SBD]

FYI- you can get an Armstrong with a big chamber as well.

[makade]

I was ordering a deckhatch from armstrong a few months ago and while I had the guy on the phone I asked about bracket pricing, etc. One of the things he said was their brackets are much lighter than the fiberglass ones. Was wondering if there really is much of a difference.

[SBD]

I just installed a wide body Armstrong with an 80 inch swim platform and the bracket was not heavy. Two guys could easily hold it in place. It probably weighed 70-80 pounds???

That said we got lazy and hung it from a forklift cause we had one!

[zach]

Aluminum brackets are lighter than fiberglass. I have an armstrong bracket with the wide body and a 175 hp Mercury Optimax on the back, which in my unqualified opinion is the most weight I'd put back there. Your ocean runner should be lighter.