hello, i'm new to the boat world. i need a little help on where to place the motor in my boat . Its a 17 foot flatbottom v-drive . going to be putting a 460 big block ford in it. motor is not built yet. i would like to get 700 hp at the crank. i would like to go 100 mph thats all maybe a little faster . The 12 deg strut is mounted 27 inch from the back of the boat that is the only thing that i would like to leave alone everything else is out of the boat. The boat is 1969 passaut . The gear ratio is 1.18 in the v-drive. I will need to buy a new prop. I don't know what the hull weight is . i will try to post more if i can find anything out . thanks vdriveracing - 058