I went with the OMC for my 8hp honda. The person that owned the boat before me had problems with the bracket (he was using a 15 hp 4 stroke for a kicker on a bracket rated for 80 lbs, the bracket couldn't take the weight and he almost lost his kicker.) When I bought the boat I took it down and had an omc installed. The thing is a stout as brick
sh*& house . I think it is worth the money if for nothing else that the peace of mind.

PS I could have installed the new bracket myself but I wanted the shop to take an extra close look at the transom and make sure there was no damage when the other bracket broke.