I have a 2002 205 Sundowner that did this too. I bought it new, never had driven it prior to buying it. (wish I had). First time in the water this boat would porpoise with trim fully down. Also was a dog out of the hole and getting up on plane. Complained to Four Winns and Dealer. The first thing they did was put trim tabs on boat. Didn't help much. Complained some more and eventually they took it back to Factory over the winter and replaced the SX drive with a DP drive. What a difference!!! The dual prop gets the boat out of the water pretty quick and allows for much more trimming. DP outdrive is like having snow tires in the winter. Boat is still a little shaky when on a rough lake but I believe that is due to the hull design and light weight of this craft. On smooth water it handles very nice. When other boats are kicking up wakes,,, hang on!!!
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