Sharing a video I was finally able to edit.
https://youtu.be/bzT-9bKKNbk
Sharing it here since I had received great help and guidance from ribnet members on details how to "up-tune" my Tohatsu 9.9 EFI to something more powerful. It was spot on and the engine is breathing much better.
The one troubling part of the story is that we had aluminum hull "bent", there is a clear "fold", even if it appears minor, 1/3 of the way back from the bow. It happened when we were on a 10 mile run along the coast in following seas and pretty square chop. We came off a wave hard and right into the next one. I would expect a RIB to be able to handle that..
Did not contact Zodiac on this issue yet. My RIB does not have any double floors or front step or stowage in the front of the hull.