I hear you on that. To be honest, my only concern is the weight. They list the electric start short shaft with trim as 180 something pounds. I'll add a Vance breakaway plate to give me some setback plus let me scoot over obstructions in shallow water and that's another 20 lbs. But current setup weighs about 135 lbs plus 25 lbs for my trim unit....so it's only an extra 40 lbs overall. Prob not enough to matter.