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I was a bit of a skeptic about the performance gained by raising the motor. It just didn't seem that it could change that much. I do not have apples to apples yet because while I have two identical hulls [1966+1964] the motors are a 90 Yamaha 2-st on the 1966 and the 1964 has a 70 Yamaha 2-st.
The 70 is the one I have been running for many years, and I did a lot of work on it this spring. It is now water ready and has the motor up to the third hole just like the 90.

If the added performance is anything close to the 90 I will be extremely happy. Hole shot is so fast, and I am now cruising at almost 1000 RPM less than I used to, and going faster. I believe the 70 is very adequate power for my boat, but the 90 is probably a better fit for the Montauk.