20' SeaCraft heavy motor

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by ericallen01

. . . If weight was an issue, why were the 20's offered with so many different v8 sterndrive options? Those small blocks must be close to 7-800 lbs with the drive and steering.

CG is much more important than weight, ie., it's all about where the weight is located. Carl Moesly told me that the CG on an I/O Seafari with the 4 cyl MC is further forward than it is on the OB version with a 300 lb motor on the transom! I think those V-8 I/O's are closer to 900 lbs, but the CG would probably still be further forward than it'd be with a 500 lb 4-stroke hanging on the transom!