Final numbers are in. I had 30 thousands added to the cup on the prop. It holds much better on the elevated settings on the jack plate but I don't see much difference in performance with the higher settings. Ran it light for the first time today and there is not a whole lot of difference in performance loaded or light. The boat continues to impress me every time I have the chance to take it out. A 250 4.2 offshore would probably give close to the same performance turning a 17p prop but would have less of a hole shot and would not be able to handle the increased cup which helped a lot. I was able to turn up 5900 rpm which resulted in 49.6 mph on the gps. 1.9 mpg. This was running with a 1' + chop in the bay. Rock solid ride for the minute that I kept it there. The boat really cruises best at 36 mph giving 2.9 mpg. I am really pleased with this motor.
