Hello,<br /><br />i'm going to buy a new prop, my old destroyed one was a Ballistic 14x21, the new one will most likely be a Turbo 1 14x21 with thinned leading edges, machined by the seller. I have not been able to check my current height of AV plate vs. bottom of the hull, because right now the engine is not in shape. <br />I've done some searching in the forums and the rule of thumb seems to be the AV plate even with bottom or up to 1 inch above. With the ballistic i think the engine height was pretty good(?), could ventilate in turns sometime and had high steering torque at higher speeds. Also poor ability to stay in plane<br />Now to my question, regardless of what the height is now, does the change of prop to Turbo 1 automatically gives me the option of raising the engine a bit higher? If it turns out that the AV plate is lower than the bottom of the hull now, is it "safe" to raise it so it's even, or even higher? <br />Once the boat is in water, it's not an easy undertake shifting height of the engine... Please note i have no jack plate and will not install one. Click the link to look at My Boat <br /> 
<br />Please let me know what you think.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Mattias
<br />Please let me know what you think.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Mattias