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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 499380" data-attributes="member: 22613">I had an 81 model F7, probably pretty similar. You will want to move as much of the weight forward as possible. Just the addition of a battery and electric motor in the back of mine was enough to make it not plane with a 9.8. Moved just the battery to the front and it made a night and day difference. I eventually put an 83 25hp Johnson on it, which was quite heavy for that size outboard as I recall, over 100lbs. With the added weight up front (at that point it had a front deck, bow mount electric motor, and a battery up there) it was no problem.</blockquote>