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Thanks for the quick reply Silent.
The old motors were Mercury 115 hp (twins) and I felt that the boat was stern heavy even with them. By adding more weight with the 140 four strokes I would make that stern low situation worse. My hope is that the added fuel efficiency of the four strokes will offset ( at least to some degree ) the loss in fuel capacity. If i need more range and or more weight forward, I will consider the addition of a second fuel tank that would fill part of the forward locker.
Thanks again