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You have one of the very nicest fishing motor around & yes at 65 pounds it’s very light too for a 15hp. I had one back in the 80’s we used almost every weekend after some sealing up the gears & impeller replacement. The points condenser & coils are out there too. After some service work I ran it hard all the time with a heavy load. It would idle down to 700 rpm to putt very slowly when fishing. Great motor but a friend bought it from me, BAD MISTAKE!! I looked for a long time hunting another motor. Ended up trading a 1958 Johnson 35 very nice to get my 54 Evinrude back. After another major tune up I’m cruising again. I bought new .15 over pistons, rings, all the bearings, shift dog, impeller housing & impeller & all the seals too for the nice gears too. It keeps running so not yet for a rebuild!! A motor like that I would keep & fix up!! I wouldn’t let anyone get Grandfathers motor! Keep it for your kids! Very few ever built like this one!!