225 4 stroke weight for 23cc

[Reel Smoker]

Finster, I agree with you 100%,they are going to be stern heavy especially with a Verado.I'm sure it will look awesome which usually will makes the sale. Though I think an Etec 225 or 250 will be a good combo,but again with a positive flotation bracket.

[Mark]

Knowing that SeaCraft's are tail heavy boats to begin with, when mine was redone there at Wildfire Marine, everything heavy was moved as far forward as possible (batteries, tank, etc). This is something that is possible when a major overhaul is underway but isn't too practical otherwise. I presume you have moved everything possible away from the transom.

Good luck...

[SCSeacraft]

jlc,
Let me know how the ballast up front works out.I have a 250 Verado on my '77 and to say it is heavy is a definate understatement.i will probably be going to a enclosed transom and bracket this winter but will tough it out this summer.

[FELLOW-SHIP]

It seems that the motor manufacturers have done their best to keep the weight down on the 4 strokes but 4 strokes will just weigh more lbs. due to it’s technology. It also seems like that the boat manufacturers have gone to the unibracket concept and are not building many notched transom boats now a days. Not sure which came first motors requiring bigger and wider boats or bigger and wider boats needing more and more power. Any which way I think the 23 is a good boat to do either/or – either a 2 stroke on the transom or a 4 stroke on a flotation bracket or maybe even 2 smaller motors on a flotation bracket. Any which way moving as much stuff as possible forward is always a good idea on the 23’
FellowShip

[warthog5]

[img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] HeHe

unibracket concept

How about Eurotransom? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[corbinj43]

I think if I was going to do it over, I would go with a twin engine bracket that has more floatation. This would resolve any issue.

[Briguy]

Where are your batteries? My '78 23CC had the batteries under the rear hatch. Moving them under the console helped some. The cheepest solution I can think of for you is to put in a smaller fuel tank. My '78 carries 150 gallons. With twin 115's even if I went offshore 50 miles and back my fuel consumption with room to spare would only be 55 gallons using a 2.5mpg figure. Going from a tank that is roughly 8 feet and 150 gallons to a tank that is 5 feet would give you a tank of about 95 gallons and move 3 feet of fuel out of the transom. That has to be a weight saving of 100 or so pounds with the addition of moving the center of gravity forward. The problem with putting 150 pounds of #6 shotgun pellets up front is you will dig the bow in while riding in a following sea. Hope this helps.
You could also ask a fat friend to sit in the front. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]