Henry, I have that same model mount on my 1988 M17 (although mine looks slightly different). I've been using it with a Yamaha 4 hp 4-cycle for 15 years. Up until this year it was with the lighter Yamaha 4 hp 4-cycle and the two springs balanced the motor weight perfectly. This summer I purchased a new (heavier) Yamaha 4 hp 4-cycle and the 2 springs counterbalance is still good, but needs a little help getting the motor up into the upper-locked position. Great mount and would recommend. Randy Graves M17 #410 On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 9:32 PM Henry Rodriguez <heinzir@gmail.com> wrote:
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