Reinforce Bushwacker on steering by the bow. I don't think these boats are likely to steer by the bow under almost any conditions. In my old Seafari 20(150 hp merc on the transom), we dived with 6 tanks in the well between the bunks, a huge amt of weight forward, and the boat liked it, tended to stay in the water going fairly fast into steep chop.. It would punch through chop that would hammer your kidneys otherwise. No bow steering tendency at all.
Just an observation: 200 hp seems like way more power than you need. My 150 merc was plenty for 3 divers, 10 tanks, 150 lb ice, 52 gallons of fuel, etc etc, 25 knots cruise in flat water. The boat was designed for more like 100.
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