225 4 stroke weight for 23cc

[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]