WEIGHTS (lbs)
-G1- -G2-
Engine 433 541
Steering 15 0
Oil Tank 5 0
Set back 35 0
ETS 5 0
TOTAL 493 541
The weight difference at first looks quite big, 541-lbs compared to 433-lbs or an increase of 108-lbs. But if we consider the weight of the steering actuator, the oil tank, the set back bracket, and the eletronic throttle and shift (ETS) which all are integral with the G2 but would be added to the G1, the weight difference drops to 493 versus 541, a differnce of only 48-lbs. For that extra 48-lbs the G2 gives the boat Dynamic Power Steering, I-Trim, significant improvement in fuel economy, improved torque and horsepower, and vastly improved emissions. From this perspective, the extra 48-lbs of the G2 is not intolerable.
If you want to head-to-head comparison without any allowance for steering, there is a 150-model with no integral steering. That G2 model weights 507-lbs. Head-to-head with the G1 at 433-lbs, we have a delta of 74-lbs increase, and we still get the set back feature. Include the 35-lbs for the set back in the G1, and the difference is down to 39-lbs. Add the 5-lbs for the ETS and 5-lbs for the oil tank, and the difference is now 29-lbs. There is no way 29-lbs makes a big difference.