We never got any more than 24mph max on a variety of 3.5 to 3.8m sibs with either Suzuki or Mariner 20 motors. All we’re running 10” props and able to bounce of limiter one up.
Going down to 9” pitch may bring your wot revs up without even losing any top speed. One thing, is your Honda running a four blade prop?
This will probably reduce top end speed but have good low/mid range grunt.
Either way, get motor set to right height and trim before swapping props.
On the plane, a nice curve of water being deflected by the anti splash plate, which was some 3 inches above the water line
Shifting the passengers around didn't make any difference to the ride. At WOT, the boat took 8 seconds to get up onto the plane. Water was making contact with the hull forward of the front seat
Have you tried a tiller extension and sitting in the middle of the seats ? I've never found the experience of a lightly loaded sib that comforting when flat out and preferred to boot it onto the plane then ease off . My 3.5 AE certainly felt as though it was sitting on top of the water with most of the tubes out of the water . Latterly I left it to the kids who as 17-20 year olds seemed to go everywhere at full chat with no issues.
Red Mist
