transom trouble

[tomseafari]

I've been planning the rebuild on my 20 ft seafari. I was told by someone that when they raised the transom the boat didn't perform the same.

[FELLOW-SHIP]

Personally I can’t see why any one would tell you that the boat would not perform the same. Where the motor is located upward on the transom would not cause any difference it its performance. What it would do is KEEP MORE OF THE WATER OUT OF THE BOAT by 5” more transom height. On my 23 CC I have a 30” transom and that really works great.
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[nestorpr]

The only other difference would be that the center of gravity would be raised a bit by the higher motor weight but I also don't see where that bit would affect performance very much.