[bridgeman]

A single 225 with a floatation bracket will most likely be pretty level, I doubt mine squats more than 4" and I'm running twins. I have to plug the splashwell drains because they're under about an inch but I don't think there is a 23 out there with twins that sets high enough to go without them. I plan on running the old merc's until one goes and then enclosing the transome and adding a bracket as I also run my boat on Erie. First boat I've owned with a notched transome and it gets a little hairy trolling in a following sea. Never really had a problem but I don't like it when the waves start to build and stack up.