Driving with full bracket

[peterb]

My new old boat has a full size flotation bracket w/twin 200 HP engines. That's a lot of weight back there. The boat is subject to a bronco like ride unless I put the trim tabs all the way down. Also, I am finding that the ride is better when the engines are trimmed down as well.

Lastly, i was told by the surveyor that I could further improve the ride by raising the engines one to two notches. I would be very interested to hear how other boaters with flotation brackets have optimized their rides.

Peter