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Originally Posted by ericallen01
. . . If weight was an issue, why were the 20's offered with so many different v8 sterndrive options? Those small blocks must be close to 7-800 lbs with the drive and steering.
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CG is much more important than weight, ie., it's all about where the weight is located. Carl Moesly told me that the CG on an I/O Seafari with the 4 cyl MC is further forward than it is on the OB version with a 300 lb motor on the transom! I think those V-8 I/O's are closer to 900 lbs, but the CG would probably still be further forward than it'd be with a 500 lb 4-stroke hanging on the transom!