Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't WOT on this motor 4500-5500?

5000-5500 is factory reccomended, but theres a catch to it. They have found propping them to run on the low side all the time has lead to powerhead failures in the etecs, and making oil in the 4 strokes. They want you to prop them near the top of the RPM band now, or just a shade over when running light so as to always keep the engine above the minumum reccomended low RPM at WOT.

Gotcha! Thanks.

Sounds like you are on the fix, one thing about a high powered skiff, tiny adjustments often make big changes in performance. Never had an E-tec, but I've heard what Ferm said over & over, they need to be run at higher rev's.

Good fishing!