I called Garhauer and ordered the OB-125 mount. Got it yesterday. I can see why it costs so much compared to other brackets from marine suppliers. It is very well made and very nicely finished. Definitely a quality product. But, man, was I surprised when I took it out of the box. It is so much bigger and heavier than I expected it to be. (I'm not in a marina and don't get to see other boats up close very often.) It weighs 18.5 lb on my bathroom scale! That's 1/3 the weight of any motor I would ever put on that boat. My current 5hp Mariner 2-stroke only weighs 47 lb. It just seems like way overkill for such a small motor on a small boat. I'm tempted to return it and get a smaller, lighter mount. And yet I understand that this is the same bracket that was shipped on new Sages and Montgomerys. Help me wrap my head around this, please. Henry Monita
