Finding right prop for 20' seacraft.

[Bushwacker]

Check your engine height when up on plane . . . AV plate should be above the water.

Sounds like you're quite stern heavy; have you tried moving batteries forward up under console? Your 24" bracket does not have quite as much flotation as my 30" bracket, but my swim platform is a couple of inches above the water at rest. It just touches the water with a couple of big guys standing on platform.