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<blockquote data-quote="squeak12" data-source="post: 142883" data-attributes="member: 3344"><p>I did a rough scale sketch of what I'm planning to do. I'm trying to work out a little weight distribution before I decide where I want compartments, etc. Any idea on roughly what a 70's-80's Mercury 500 (50hp) weighs? At them moment, I'm looking at having a ~8 gallon tank, ~50 lbs full (estimate, as I'm not sure how big it is until I pull it out for cleaning) and of course the motor in the back. Which do ya'll think would be better? Both batteries in the front deck or one in the front and one in the back. Either way, I plan to have a battery for electronics/trolling and one battery solely for the motor with a switch between them to parallel them. The batteries are right around 70lbs a piece.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/squeak12/SNC00173.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="squeak12, post: 142883, member: 3344"] I did a rough scale sketch of what I'm planning to do. I'm trying to work out a little weight distribution before I decide where I want compartments, etc. Any idea on roughly what a 70's-80's Mercury 500 (50hp) weighs? At them moment, I'm looking at having a ~8 gallon tank, ~50 lbs full (estimate, as I'm not sure how big it is until I pull it out for cleaning) and of course the motor in the back. Which do ya'll think would be better? Both batteries in the front deck or one in the front and one in the back. Either way, I plan to have a battery for electronics/trolling and one battery solely for the motor with a switch between them to parallel them. The batteries are right around 70lbs a piece. [img]https://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b132/squeak12/SNC00173.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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