Motor height on bracket

[JohnB]

I just got back from water testing my boat, and the only big issue is the motor is mounted too low. On a big merc efi, there is a fin/plate about 2.5" above the cavitation plate. When running at speed, 25-30 mph, the water is hitting this plate. I am pretty good at setting up transom mounted motors, but this is my first shot at a bracket mounted on. Where does the water hit realitve to the cavitation plate on everyones bracketed motor?
I raised the motor up 2.5", see what it does tomorrow.
Speed and effiency were off quite a bit with it mounted low.