Finally got the time and weather to get the boat out for a lengthy trip yesterday. I have no idea of current motor height, but I noticed that very very little trim causes a high rooster tail. Like on the smartcraft gauge, anything over 2 on the digital trim gauge seems to start throwing a big rooster tail. The boat seems to have respectable hole shot and run pretty good, but I've owned a lot of boats and I've never had 1 that only need just a couple of bumps on trim to run. Most of what I've seen on here over the years is Charger/Merc combo's run best in the 3-3.5" P2P range. Usually that height leaves you plenty of trim potential. Looking for some feedback from 496 owners on P2P #'s and normal trim influence. If I had to guess based purely on my history with trim and motor height over several boat brands and several heights , I'd bet I'm currently in the 1.5-2" range. The boat does seem to have decent lift though, but I don't know what is normal for the 496.