With bracket or without ?

[Briguy]

I'm not sure why some say adding a bracket changes the center of gravity. With my twin 426lb Suzuki 115's they weigh about as much as a single Y350 and in my opinion are the most weight the boat could handle.

One thing I did to move the CG forward was to install a new fuel tank. My previous tank was the standard 150 gallon one that went from the front of the console to way back.
I believe it was 8 feet long. I had a custom 100 gallon tank fabricated and it was 2 1/2 feet shorter therefore effectively moving or offsetting some of the rear biased weight.

When I first ran the boat with stock 23" aluminum props it ran very nice but with no tab, it was a tiny bit bow light so I needed a little tab all the time. I ran it for a few months and swapped out the props for Stilettos. I think they are 24's. Well the boat absolutely runs flat as flat can be, is very trimmable and can stay on plane down to 13-14kts with tabs fully down in flat water and in very rough water she just plows through the rough stuff at 16.5kts.

850lbs on the transom is not ideal but it works perfectly with the modifications I have made and many members and 'ol Carl and his wife can attest to the wonderful ride the boat has.