I had my 18.5 Suzuki prop reworked, which turned out to have 2 bent blades, and it was very out of balance. That did improve performance, but I still need to raise the motor back up one hole. I still want to weigh my boat too. It’s interesting looking at pictures of the 23’s in the water, as the weight balance seems to vary greatly. My buddy with the potter hull’s bow sits about 5” higher than mine at rest. You can see the third chine out of the water on his. His stern also is a couple inches lower than mine. But it does look like a lot of the newer models like mine sit lower at the bow with lighter motors like the optimaxes. I’ll report back when I raise the motor.
Sorry I don’t know why the pictures are sideways.
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