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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scout27" data-source="post: 289284" data-attributes="member: 5117">The motor is definitely too low if the cavitation plate is 3 - 4 inches below the bottom.  That's where the spray is coming from, and you're also loosing some power and speed with the additional drag of the lower unit.  Raising the motor up a notch or two may help, but if the angle becomes too great, the prop will not carry the load of the boat well.  A jackplate would definitely help.  I also assume that you can't easily raise the motor on the transom as you would have empty bolt holes.  However, you could plug the old holes with SS bolts and sealant if you do raise the motor and drill new holes.  CMC makes a trimable jackplate that would be sweet on your rig.  They run around $400, but sometimes you can find a used one on Craigslist.  Some of the benefits would be:greater leverage for carrying a loadallows you to set the motor at the correct height for the boatallows you to trim the motor for any loadallows you to trim up the motor for slow shallow water runningallows you to trim up the motor when beaching or loading back on the trailerHope this helps.</blockquote>