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I finally got the boat in the water yesterday and am very impressed with the engine overall. It starts incredibly easily, idles super smoothly and evenly, and has a throaty sound that you know means power. Having no choke or fast idle is great, especially when the engine is cold, and even in the double oil break in period there's no smoke at all. The power and low end torque that this engine has is amazing, even on a heavy hull like mine. And it just plain looks great on the boat! (I'll post some pic's in the next few days). Thanks to everyone for the valuable input!

I think I need some fine tuning as I'm only getting about 5200 RPM and 40 mph with 2 people and average gear at WOT with a 14.5 x 20 stainless prop. When I took it out tonight alone, got up to 46 mph and 5500 RPM wot. Any thoughts or suggestions on props to try, etc, would be appreciated!