Long story short, 115 E-TEC went south and I repowered with a new Merc 4 stroke 115. Boat is a pad hull 18 ft Lowe aluminum. The Merc has a Laser II and was curious to the different characteristics between it and the Raker both are 20 P. I noticed the Raker has a lot more cup than the Laser II. I have messed with Rakers for the last 20 years but the Laser II is all new to me.