Check the tunnel openings have the correct geometry.

Stern heavy boat. The weight of the motor and the kicker is making it stern heavy. Are approved for all vessels except SOLAS vessels. Normally used for mooring a boat on a jetty etc.

An outboard motor is removable portable and often easy to attach. Shoreline Marine All-Round Fold Down Stern Light 12-Inch. If you have a sterndrive family style boat a stern lifting prop is most popular because sterdrive boats are stern heavy and need help getting up and on top of the water quicker.

I think the IO Starcrafts are a little stern heavy naturally. Drop a couple of knots and trim up a little. While some sailors swear by running off this tactic requires constant skillful steering.

For a 20 foot boat hull speed is about 6 knots. The boat has the twin 150s on the back original 2-stroke yammis I added a 99 honda kicker and bracket another 130-140 hanging off the rear trolling and non-negotiable There are 4 batteries in under the rear seat Boat has the optional hard top 2ndaux fuel tank and fresh water tank And bottom paint. They will turn you on your back to keep your face out of the water even if you are unconscious.

The torpedo stern or torpedo-boat stern describes a kind of stern with a low rounded shape that is nearly flat at the waterline but which then slopes upward in a conical fashion towards the deck practical for small high-speed power boats with very shallow drafts. Also if the tabs are set to strong the boat may plow and steer strangely especially in a following seaFrom your description it does sound like you have great improvement. Transom mount engines attach onto the boat transom with clamps.

When a boat reaches hull speed the bow and stern waves coincide to make one huge wave system. I have trim tabs and that helps but i have to get at a high speed to keep the boat planing when its a little rough. Like the Bow the stern is the universal term of the rear of a boat.