I am actually putting in a new gas tank on the 23 SeaCraft right now (replacing what looks to be the original) and having the center console moved back toward the stern about 1 foot (to it's original factory location). That's another way to offset the greater engine weight (as the last owner of this SeaCraft did), you can slide your center console forward. The difference between 2S and 4S is usually about 200lbs. So you can have someone stand in the back or put 200lbs in the back of your boat, and that's about how it will be. I do have to say, the steering did change with the heavier engine. But if you add weight to the back of your boat to test (Plastic Trash Can(s) full of water maybe), you will be able to test how the boat manuvers before putting the 4S back there.
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