I have a Hermco double wide with the 300 Etec on my Tsunami with a hardtop and my setup is slightly bow heavy too so your experience seems reasonable to me.
I have a windlass and 30ft of chain on the bow which doesn't help but future plans call for adding a transom bench which will add some stern weight that I hope will balance things out. If that doesn't resolve it, I will consider adjusting my chain. I don't find the ride suffers much though. I can correct for it with motor trim. It just bugs me when i clean the boat and the cockpit doesn't drain as fast as I like. I need to stand in the stern to make sure it drains completely. The cockpit drains rain water just fine when left on the mooring though.
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1973 23' Tsunami, 300hp Etec
Norwalk, CT
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