Rudder Placement Question

[hobie]

Hey, just wondering... I was told by a guy at my LHS, that the rudder on the P1 is to close to the prop?? He said I should put a spacer to extend it out. I did just that with a small block of aluminum, also, I made it raised up a bit. I can now put my angle all the way up with a 40mm prop.
My question is... He said it would go faster cause the rudder won't be in the way of the prop wash??? Is this true? Will it be faster now?

Thanks in advance

[Joe007]

How long is you spacer?
Joe