Long time, no chat ChampioNman. By the way, the engine model number is J200PLEEB. (had to give the baby a bottle before I could go write it down earlier.)
The boat is completely empty right now. I just brought it home Friday. I added the jackplate after I ran it Saturday morning. W/O the plate, I also got 57.7 mph @ 5800 -5900 rpm's. This appears to be the original powerhead because the silver "circle" on the back top of the block has the same serial number as the tag on the transom bracket. I'm going to check the compression and plugs tomorrow. It starts and idles smoothe. Motor sounds tight. Comes up on plane great, but has no bow lift. I thought it may be he prop.