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I’ll try fuel additives the boat is on the lake With fifty gallons of bad gas In it what additives do you like best ill try to run it till empty without making any corners thank you for the help

First, a Nit ... 2014 was the FX44. 2015 and 2016 was the FS44. As for your issue, it sounds to me like you have water in your gas and when loaded and turning, the intake pulled only water and killed the boat. I would either try the full additives or completely drain your tank and make sure you get all of the water out before refilling.

I have. The boat ran great with the 15 inch prop but has been a dog since Centurion put the plate on which limited the clearance. The 14 inch prop regardless of pitch just does not have the same bite, so its puts the engine (XR550) outside of its torque band. I tried multiple props with Acme, and we could never get it closer than current one. The actual shim is just 8 bots for the strut and then the four engine mounts to align. It actually doesn't look like it will be overly difficult. The hardest part will be reaching the nuts under the engine for the strut bolts. The routing to recess the plate will be slow just to make sure I do not get outside of my footprint for the plate. Since the engine alignment has not been checked since the 25 hour inspection, it probably needs an alignment anyway.