Hi Guys, im new on this board and coming from australia im after a little help and info to get the best out of my 06 sx180 with a 115 optimax on board. the help i need is 2 fold,
1. to get more speed from the boat
2. is it possible to recess the foot pedal into the front deck.

lets tackle these questions 1 at a time,

1. when the boat was new i was getting 52mph out of her, now im lucky to get 45mph. it was proped with a 20 pitch lazer 2 that was always on the limiter, now proped with a 22 pitch lazer2, does anyone here have a better prop for performance, have run a 22 ballistic that made a great improvement but was on lone and now finding it hard to find another. also considering to put a jack plate on as this should give a little more but the boat will act differently so not sure, have been told that the warranty will be scraped if i do this.

2. i suffer from arthritis in both feet and knees, as our tournaments over here run over 3 days - being on the pedal of the electric can cause me problems so i want to recess it, but again been told the warranty will be scraped if i do. the warranty doesn't worry me that much but want to know structurally how i go by cutting a hole in the front deck to put in a recess.

guy's help on both counts would be appreciated,
thanks steve.