Thanks DirtyWater! I hear you – want sturdy oarlocks; I haven’t tried it yet but this will be bigger and heavier than the jonboat I rowed all over with my fishing buddy as a boy, so the force on them will be high… the WC-14 and WC-16 come with oarlocks mounted as standard equipment – are these not stout enough?

Thanks Dutchboy! I am concerned about the transom weight, as often it’ll be just me sitting at the back with the motor and I don’t want the bow in the air ;-)… I have seen though that from several outboard makers, their 9.9, 15, and 20HP motors seem to have the same displacement and weight – looks like it’s actually the same basic motor with different fuel system and maybe valve size.