motor weights, too much?

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after much consideration, and tons of good info and help from all of you guys (who dwarf my knowledge of boats and motors), i think i am going to go w/ a new 150 johnson 2 stroke. i am after all, just a poor carpenter who doesnt like buying things on credit. i do love the etecs but my lord are they expensive. i will lose a solid 5 mph minimally but i will have a motor tipping the scales at 391#, and no payment to make. thanks again for all the info, and especially to dixon (eggsuckindog) for the intro to mike and mario at AMS, who got me a great deal (worth the 7 hr drive to tampa).