Not necessarily. If you stop and think you'll realize there must be a limit,
because a pad V is faster than a flat bottom, all other things being equal.
On the 13' Allison with OMC 75 an 8" pad was too wide, the boat ran deeper at the
transom. With a 7" pad the boat gained speed and turning ability. The original pad width was
5.5". The problem with an 8" pad is that it was too deep, that caused the extra drag that allowed
the boat to sink at the transom. The pad was too deep because the Allison is built with just
the right degree of deadrise to allow the boat to bank and turn well. Look at an old 14' Allison
'with a 7" pad. You don't want the pad to be any deeper than that. Otherwise, you're dragging
extra water.