I've got an early 80's non-capsule 12'8" sst type boat and a 1971 Evinrude 60hp 3 cyl that I want to use on it. The bullet diameter is huge as it is one of the electric shift models. I assume that the gearcase may cause handling problems and certainly don't want to have to run it low enough to feed the high water pickups. I am considering putting a low water pickup nosecone on and keeping this lower unit although I think that an sst45 type lower unit would be ideal. I also assume that the sst45 lower units are non-shiftable and I don't think that this will be a big problem for me as I would think that the additional mph would be worth the tradeoff. What does everyone think about my two options?