I ran a '02 df140 for 8 years. I thoroughly enjoyed the power and performance and loathed the heavy ass end. What bothered me the most was that anything under 3100 rpm s and the boat would slowly fall off plane. I read all the threads on engine height and decided to move mine up a couple holes and discovered the transom was toast, soaked toast! That's what coaxed me into doing the transom and floor. Only got to splash it once after completing the work for about 30 minutes before the motor crapped out. However, after removing all the weight, she sits high and planes at very slow speed. Didn't get to run it long enough to stretch it out. Hopefully my NEW df140 will be in this week and I can give some more accurate performance numbers. BTW, mine was a 20" but I raised it 3" and installed a 3" set back jackplate for fine tuning without removing the motor. Good luck whichever way you go!
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