I just found out for people who don't know yet,very soon tohatsu is creating a brand new redesigned 9.9,15 and 20hp efi outboards, that is some unbelievable awesome news. That means merc will be the same since Tohatsu makes the 9.9,15 and 20hp. The 15/20hp is supposed to be the lightest in it's class. I have the 20hp suzuki at 97lbs so I wonder how light it's going to be. Plus finally tohatsu is putting a good shifter in place of the cheap plastic flimsy plastic shifter that's on it now. That has always been the worst thing on the 15/20hp tohatsu because they break so easy. They are going to like the Yamaha or suzuki shifter style made of hard plastic so it won't fade and break so easy. This should be very exciting. Can't wait to see what the specs are.