this may be a better asked question in the outboard section do to the fact that scorpions were designed for an outboard. I only know of one on here that runs well as a jet and thats madskillz boat, maybe he could fill you in regarding this type of hull.
I read what the court had to say, not sure I understood all the arguments involved in the patent suit over the hulls tech of the 40's and early 50's at the upper speed range of 70 to 75 mph, was it the bottom of the boat or a combo of the deck areo giving lift.
What I have learned over the years is set up is very important
You can make changes that really help your boat do its thing
The biggest problem that boats have is sitting on a shitty trailer and this can warp the running surfaces causing hooks and other undesirable waves and lumps
Blueprinting the running surfaces is just the first part of the process, finding the best c.g. balance point,for the HP your running,you can move the motor,fuel tanks, batteries, go center steer to achieve the best ride for a given hull
Our team flipped over our 19 Cougar hull last summer over and added a little more to the center pod about 3/8" it was good for a 7% gain in speed, but the real performance gains was the fact was we didn't have to trim it going into a hair pin corner from full speed and it only took two very light taps on trim switch to go from locked in to a drift or floating the boat. It nice to have your boat a click away from exactly what you want it to do,
On very fast boats like a STV hull, a outboard can run into the 140's they make there deck to increase down force as the speed comes up to help prevent blow overs
There are some very smart people on these boards that have spent many a hour dialing in set ups. The main reason you lose to someone else is they worked harder and smarter than you did
)THumbsUp You might get lucky and they will impart some of there hard won knowledge of what works
