Real world #'s on a 20' CC with a 140 4S Suzuki?

[SOS]

20' SF on a non flotation bracket, Suz 140 4s. I raised my deck 2.5 inches and it's self bailing with lite loads/fuel. If I fish four grown men and a full tank or just have a full load in the back of the boat I still get some water on deck.

I am replacing the scuppers from flappers to TH Marine ping pong balls to cut down on the flow.

Performance wise, I've seen 42mph lite, lite, lite once! Most times I am between 36-39mph with a normal or heavy load. My 40 gals of gas lasts forever!!

If I was going to re-power I would go 175 and would also like a flotation bracket. Can't have too much power and at rest the flotation would be nice.

All that said, only once did I truly need more power when I was caught with a heavy load, four guys, lots of fish/ice and terrible weather that came out of nowhere. We were safe but I should would have liked to have more power when climbing the back of a beast.

SOS