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Wait, something isn't making sense. Earlier, you mentioned you started with full down trim. Now you started with much less trim. How can you have "less" than full down? Plugs.

Different boats respond differently to varying amounts of trim. Sometimes quite dramatically different. Some boats plane better than others, some run through chop better. Get some time on the boat and hopefully the problem you're having is simple "user error"... which is a good thing since...

Seasick is referring to a "Fake a Lake". Yup, that's what it's called. Another method is close the seacock and stick a garden hose in the strainer. However, as he mentioned, it's not really something you need to do, like you would with an engine. But, the location of the intake is really...

Good info. Keep an eye on that styrofoam - I wonder if the gas is slowly breaking it down. If so, it would have eaten through the outer layer, exposing the air pockets and allowing it to sink. That's just a guess, though. I do know that gas will eat "true" styrofoam - just not sure exactly...

OK, that's definitely GPS. The reason I was double checking is that "pitot" hole speed can be converted to a digital number on a display - yet the data for the speed still comes from the pitot. What about my second question... especially the first part? You are fully reading our questions...

SS protects itself from corrosion ONLY if it has access to air.

Gotta keep trimming to up to get a realistic top end speed. W/O doing that, it causes more guessing. What about my second question? Are you POSITIVE it's GPS speed? I don't know your head unit very well, but just because a speed is shown digitally, doesn't mean it's sourced by GPS. Given...

The charger doesn't care about your battery switch - it has absolutely no effect, regardless of position, on charging. If that doesn't answer your question, can you better explain what you're asking?

Aside from possible machanical problems with the engine (yes, you should be able to run better than you experienced)... -- Has the boat been sitting in the water? Does the bottom have ANY growth on it... even just a thin layer of slime? -- Did you start out with the engine trimmed FULLY down...

Just an FYI... The sealant there really doesn't serve any "real" purpose - meaning, you could cut it out and leave it like that. However, it does help to keep dirt from collecting and the time needed to fully remove the caulk so the area looks nice would be longer than just re-sealing. Take a...

Typically, yes, you would have a lead to go to each individual battery. It's not "bad" to run a single lead to a "bank", though. However, I would suggest, if you wanted to go this route, to contact the battery charger manufacturer and ask for their recommendation. Yes, stick with your gut -...

Just running the engine full up and full down a bunch of times will bleed it. Then check the level again.

Check the trim motor fluid in the stbd engine.

I really don't want to get in an argument here when we're trying to help someone. But what I mean is what I said. Just because someone doesn't own the EXACT same boat/engine doesn't mean they may not be qualified to help. To make that assumption would be incorrect.

You might be surprised what a slightly dirty bottom can do. A layer of light slime has much more drag than bottom paint. Before you start doing too much messing around with props, it would be best to start with a perfectly clean bottom. Pull it out and power wash it off. Lastly, you'll need...

That's a bit harsh - especially when you don't know the level of experience of the other people responding. It's very possible that others have had LOTS of experience with LOTS of boats and can safely make a good inference as to how the boat should handle. If you want to dial it in to that...

But what type of head system is it? There's a number of different styles and we can't really base recommendations based on what would have been standard since the boat is now 20+ years old and changes could have been made. Regardless, the type of head system is the important part.

Yup - like Freak mentioned, let's skip to the chase and just measure fuel pressure. Linkages - you're not necessarily swapping... as I noted above, you're simply going to compare and give everything a very good looksie. Post #2 questions?

What type of head system is it?

Running the 17M and couldn't plane till 5K RPM? Are you sure you there's nothing wrong with the engine? Or maybe the hull is dirty? I only have 25HP more than you in my Offshore, but it jumps up onto plane with ease.