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Hey folks, update with some great news.

Mechanic came and took the carburetors off for cleaning. He found that there was a missing plug in the second carb that was allowing for fuel to flood in. That, plus the carburetors were tuned to allow for maximum fuel flow. We took it for a test drive yesterday and boat increased in speed from a previous 27mph at 4000rpm to 40mph at 5400 rpm. No stumbling at any rpm -- boat rides comfortably at 13/14rpm now. Yay!

He said not to raise the motor now that he's seen it run. My dad agrees; I am inclined to believe them. What are your thoughts? I am happy to leave it as-is so long as the current prop size/motor level is not going to add undue stress on the motor -- someone had warned me of that before re: prop size.

Either way, really pleased with the results!