Most new outboards now are not available! Bud ordered 100 outboards last year getting 3! Tohatsu they have the lightest 4 stroke Jet outboard.
Merc 50 HP are about 50# heavier, and most are not available!
Sold so many boats it used up all the supply of used LW 2 stroke outboard jets, now with covid, and production problems with Outboard Jet Specialties (who supply most if not all the jet units) plus new outboards are tough to find. Pre Covid the lead time on a lower jet unit about 4 to 6 month. Now who knows.
Sold my first 420 Solar Arrow, still have a 470 and a LW 420 Vega amazing how useful they are up here about any water I can put them in I can run!
Best link of video showing how the boats do, mine is the blue-white 470 my cousin with the Sturgeon in Oregon
https://www.instagram.com/jetechinflatables/
