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Typically hydrofoils are not as useful as proper propeller selection and engine height adjustment. Something as simple as a good engine tune up and fresh fuel can often improve performance more than one would suspect. On boats as small as 16 feet LOA can also benefit from judicious weight distribution. I say this from experience and don't mean to imply larger boats cannot also benefit from redistributing weight.

Engine mounting height is such an easy chore and costs virtually nothing to accomplish. I continue to be surprised by the number of owners who hesitate to try various height adjustments before taking on more expensive solutions. Propellers, especially steel ones, are expensive devices for experimentation.