Planning the Wild Finn rebuild

[Slightly_Twisted]

Hey guys looking for some help planning the Finn rebuild/restore.

First I'm looking for used bracket to replace the old seadrive. From what I have read max is a 36 inch set back and min is about 18 inch. Is that correct? For the guys that have added a bracket what setback did you use? I'm going with an add buoyancy bracket so if anyone has or sees a 36 inch one out there PLEASE let me know. I haven't been able to find much online.

Second this is more of the opinion question. I have a Mercury dealer 2 miles from my house that I'm good friends with and they do great work. Most other dealers or shops are a hour plus drive, so I would like to go with a Mercury. I'm going used for cost reasons. What Mercury models and years 150 HP - 200 HP should I look at and what ones a crap? boat usage is lake fishing, floating, wake-board/tubing with the kiddos. what size shaft works best with the bracket? there are TONS of bass boats out here, but they all have 20 inch shafts.


Thanks