Not a bad idea Russ... but it's going to take more then that to get-R-done.
Maybe your 225 on the back of my light boat (10,000 plus Rpm's).... hmmmm, now that just might work!
For real I thought about taking out the trolling motor battery cables (they are about 4lbs each side), the livewell pumps, carpet, etc and then thought NO WAY!
If I get beat, I get beat. The quick-change deck lids are good for about 30lbs, and that’s temporary. That idea actually came from an ole time XB-02 racer/owner Jeff Bristow (crap-pee-racer)