Marin, You just about need a narrow boat for a slicer. Nice picture. I see a well developed bow wave and at 8.5 knots it should be. You relate to numbers well so howabout a 6.5 on the 10 scale 10 being the punch.
bshanafelt, I see a semi-disp hull there unless you have less than 3" of submerged transom and a fairly steep QBBL. Yours is much like a lobster boat and they are all semi-disp. Rounded chines don't make a FD boat.
FlyWright, Slicer. Notice the angle of entry is less at and just aft of the stem so the AOE is less initially, gets greater before it becomes less. A common feature of slower boats. Battleships are not narrow ships. Very wide actually. They were a great big gun barge w a pointy bow.
Boatgm, Your boat is probably the biggest slicer on the forum. Is it a powerboat or a sailboat?
Blue Heron, Don't see enough of your boat to say much but prolly 5 to 7 on the 10 scale.
Coot, Mark Coot's look'in good as usual. Coot's not as much of a puncher as you think. She's heavy and you often drive her hard so she looks a bit like a tug. Being full at both ends puts her slightly into the puncher zone. A 5.
My Willard is about a 3.