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Hello -

As the title states, we have a 1963 13' BW with a Honda BF30A pull start which I believe ways in at 150lbs and has a 17" shaft. Our top speed is only 22mph with one or two people.

I tried raising the motor up about 1.5" which is the highest it will still clamp on the transom and gained 1mph.

The boat sits nice and high in the water and it's easy to lift the bow etc. so it doesn't look water logged but hard to know for sure without weighing it.

Some other possibilities are that the hull could use a fresh sanding and paint.
And potentially a big one, I think the prop is a 9.9x10.

Any suggestions at what I should be looking at first?

Thanks so much for any help!