Thanks, Daff. My mechanic says the same thing. In order to have it raised for things like surfing and boarding, need more room. Shortest actuators don't work because mounts too low on transome. Retracted position is less than with manual plate. Longer plate will allow more upward movement, but now youre talking about a longer plate. The surface area may negate the travel. Another option is to machine the plate so that the extend length is only for actuator mounts, "arms" if you will. Saw that in another thread. Yet another option is to do nothing. Looks like what Im getting is the luxury of not getting wet to change the plate. Have not found need to chage it much underway. Maybe if I had it, and could experiment with wake shapes that would change.