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Thanks everyone. I'll see about the water jugs thats a brilliant idea. The 50 merc I have now weighs about 185 lbs so adding 31 lbs or so to the transom is not ideal. My battery is stuck in the stern for now based on how I wired it, but I can move the fuel tank up under the forward thwart seat I think. Was thinking about putting a 12 gal tank under there anyways.