Well I might step on a few tows on this one but I will start off with “My opinion” and I could be wrong BUT.
First off these 23’ boats haven’t really changed from the first one out of the mold. They are 8’ beam and 23.4 long variable dead rise hull.
What has changed is the weight of the motors from a inline 2 stroke 6 carb merc. to now a days 4 stroke 60 degree V that weigh approx 150 to 200 lbs more that the originals.
Has any one seen a NEW 23 SEACRAFT in the showroom with twins on the back??? No
You got to go with a 25’ with the integrated bracket for that.
I know everyone always wants to make their boats “just a little bit bigger or better that what they are. But a 23’ Seacraft boat is Just a 23’ boat and you got to Except Your Limitations.
When the new Heaver motors started coming on to the market what did the boat builders do???? They built wider boats to accommodate the new motors. Well we can’t widen our boats so what can we do??? Not that much, we can CUT THE WEIGHT and try to add some buoyancy how do you do that???
You can:
Use one motor.
Move things forward.
Use lighter materials
Put a flotation bracket on.
And most important EXCEPT YOUR LIMITATIONS………
I know we all want to try to make our 23’ a 27’ but it ant going to happen. It is Just a 23’ and that’s the way it is.
For me I have One 225 on the back on the transom. MAYBE you can put Light twins on the back with a bracket if you do this and that. But if you start off excepting your limitations you could save your self a lot of problems trying to push the envelope beyond safe boating. Or just buy a bigger boat.
FellowShip
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My motto: Just for the Grins
