bracket question

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by dave law

Well I am 90 % done with my overhaul on my 86 23. I put a 30" bracket and a 300 e tec on the boat along with a new deck and enclosed transom. The first test run the boat ran 46 mph and was bow heavy the sam way it was with a 250 merc on the back. I filled the bracket with water to see if weight would help and the boat ran superp. 53 mph with 55 gal. of fuel and 3 adults and gear. My question is have any of you run into this. The boat handles better in a sea and in the river with the added weight. I was shocked>

Dave,

You might want to check your hull back near the transom with a straightedge to make sure it doesn't have a hook in it! I looked at an 80's vintage Sceptre for Island Trader a few years ago that had a hook in the hull back near the transom, in the center panel, both sides, although the port side was worse than stbd side. That might make a boat act like it was bow heavy.

My understanding is that Potter told SeaCraft Industries that there was one bad mold that they should not use, but evidently they used it anyway. I've also heard that SeaCraft Industries used plywood cores in the decks instead of balsa core, and that would add a lot of weight up front, especially in a Sceptre. Those fiberglass boxes they mounted the seats on would also add some weight up front. Denny