it's a 14 foot lowe. my platform is 18 inches and 5foot by 5 foot square. I used square tubing and when I welded the frame all up I weighed it and it was 72 pounds. I haven't weighed it since I put the plywood on. the batteries are in the back and the outboard is always on the boat. I really expected the "teeter" to be in the front of the boat but it's in the back. when we both step to the front the prop on the outboard is half in half out of the water. the front of the boat is still far enough out of the water so that doesn't worry me. but with the outboar not riding all the way down in the water the boat won't trac right. I'm hoping the weight of the generator is enough to level it out because I hate to add ballast.