Capt. Brian is the guy you're looking for, with 115 Zukes on a 23. Could send him a PM but he's not on here much lately, so try doing a search of his posts.
You need to allow for some propeller slippage of maybe 10% or so in your calculations if you haven't already done so. For that application, I think you'll find that the guys that really know those motors would recommend the 115 E-Tec over the 130! The powerheads are basically the same, but the 130 is tuned/optimized to develop more power at high rpm, so it's well suited for a light boat. For a heavy deep V, you need mid-range torque to get and stay on plane, and the experts say the 115 actually has more mid-range torque than the 130!
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