can i put twin motors on a 23' seacraft 1977 ?

[garyjr]

There is a 225 merc on there now. I would like to put twin motors on and how much horse power can i put on this boat? 23CC seacraft 1977

[peterb]

I had twin 150's on a 1978 23 footer and now have twin 200's on a 1972 23 footer(see below picture).

The SeaCraft documentation says up to 400 HP on the 23 SeaCraft center console (although I have seen twin 250's). I think that the Savage can handle up to 500 HP.

Good luck.

[NoBones]

There are many 23's with twin 200's and
even twin 250's
doodlebug has them on his Sceptre


Provided your transom is OK!!!

See ya, Ken

[BigLew]

Hey NB's, look at that picture again. It looks like a pair of 250's has A Scepter on them!!

[garyjr]

Thanks for the info. I can use all the help. A buddy of mine called me and said his uncle had this boat in storage for 6 years and was tried of paying on it so i took it off his hands for $2000. Now i am going to fix it up.

[Fr. Frank]

The 23' was rated for 500 hp from 1979 through 1984 that I know of, and perhaps beyond that date. At Waterway Marina in PBG, FL, we rigged several 23's with twin 235's back in the early 80's, and even rigged one Sceptre with twin Merc 3.4 liter 300's in 1986. We made the owner actually push the bolts through the motors, though. That didn't last long, about 3-4 months. He kept blowing the powerheads, and eventually sold the boat without motors, whereupon we put twin 140 Evinrudes on it.