So dragonfire are you trimming more then? I notice the lines are going further than what you've cut.
I've already torn my hull all apart and all the fibre glass out, I've cut so far as specified on my photos, still contemplating wether to pull the drive and reposition it so it shoots higher out the back, if just a degree or 2. Will cut the aluminum skid plate tomorrow and glass it in, more than likely make the steering stationary, pop the motor back in and test quickly on the pond. This would entail drivin it till it hits land but should beable to determine quickly wether either more cutting will be required or to pull jet drive and change the degree.
Pita to figure this out... oh yea this should be helpful for the thread.
Look near the bottom of this page, you'll see the bottom of a decent jet drive boat.
http://www.naviaboats.com/frame.php