I don't think it totally about the big console. My experience tells me it's also about inconsistent down force on each side the console. For every 2mph over 97ish it took more ballast on the port side to balance the boat. The "turtle hump" on the starboard side of the console pushes down more than the little flip up on the rod locker door. When setting my boat, the bow would lay down around 96, lower the motor to get the bow up but speed would fall off. That's when my buddy Kevin at KJ marine started helping me with setup and boat knowledge in general. He suggested the lip needed to come down. We went down .010 at a time. With each step speed would not increase unless we raised the motor. It allowed us a couple more mph before the bow would fall so we kept sanding and kept raising. We did this in steps, little at a time till basically my lip was gone. I had that boat for 5yrs and hooked it three times if I remember right, every time was with the lip still on, never once when the lip was gone and I had my motor kill running 103 and it just say down nice and straight. I'm not saying take your lip off, just giving my experience. I went from running 1/4 above to 1.5 above by simply removing the .060 my boat had cause it was blueprinted at the factory and that's where Darris put it.On big topend attemps I could run 2" above but would only get 6lbs of water pressure so could only make a pass then let the motor cool down some before going again. I only ran with two batteries also which is a major factor in how much one should remove. Also my boat liked the batteries in from the fuel tank and not in the wings. I tried boat ways and it was faster in the middle and handled way better. I also sanded the tri step lips on my boat. This is the part that sits on the vertical bunks. It has WAY more lip than the pad. This is what makes the boat harder to drive at the 70-75 than faster. It's bouncing back and forth on these lips. I sanded mine off and the boat took set at every speed. I had many in depth conversations with Froggy, some may remember him as he is passed. He and Darris were good friends and Darris had shared some tricks with him and sanding the tri step was one of them. People must realize the intent of the boat, run efficiently and fast with small power. The design of the boat was not for motors basically over 200 cause a 225 can get you to the speed where bow issues happen if your boat has .090 lip.