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Claw, the reason I mention the mounting height is that it affects everything else - the porpoising, your WOT RPM and speed, and your choice of prop. It can also be changed at little or no cost. For example, it would not make sense to spend money and time finding the right prop and only then decide you are mounted too low. You will gain some WOT RPM and speed just by raising the motor.

If it were me, I would not use the boat much more with the current prop on there - it's lugging and that's no way to break in a motor. But I agree that it will be interesting to see the difference in salt water - probably minimal.

Again though, great choice of motor! For the first couple of years the 150HO was only made in a 20" shaft and when they came out with the 25" my first thought was how it was a great match with the Outrage 18. Get your WOT RPMs up at the high end of the recommended range and it's going to be perfect.