Seafari 25 Conversion Thoughts on Power?

[bilgerat]

Hey, I have the fat kid! My 25 has the twin 150s set way back on aluminum brackets, I know the Cg is off and Im just now getting used to the way she runs, last summer I had very little fuel and no weight in the bow she would launch off bigger waves and catch air!!!, Now that I have 100+ gals of fuel and a couple hundred pounds of led in the bow she rides a lot better, Ive been reading along and Im very interested on how it will turn out with the single on a noched transom because im planning on redoing mine in a few years and going to a single 250 or 300xs optimax .

[Blue_Heron]

Originally Posted by bilgerat

Hey, I have the fat kid! My 25 has the twin 150s set way back on aluminum brackets, I know the Cg is off and Im just now getting used to the way she runs, last summer I had very little fuel and no weight in the bow she would launch off bigger waves and catch air!!!,

I didn't mean to pick on the fat kid. The boat is a lot of fun in a light chop with an aft CG. As you noticed, she launches on even relatively small waves, but she lands without a slam. That's probably fine on Lake Lanier, but the weight forward is a must if you get over 2'-4' slop in the salt.

Click the pic for video. I had little fun with mine on the maiden voyage running light and trimmed for speed.