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

[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.

[captinseafood]

Thanks for all that info y'all!. I had hoped to get a better idea of the pros of a glass bracket. I have a week off- held up by slow concrete contractor- so I plan on starting a mold for a glass bracket. I have digested some of the posts like "Here we go again" by Strick but I have questions about the over all dimensions of an effective design: over all width? length from existing transom? height at motor mount from V to top of mount? I'm sure I'll have more ?'s once I get going. Thanks in advance!