I just fabricated my longtail shaft from a 6.5 to fit my 16 hp engine. The only thing I had problems with is my 360 mount. The previous motor if I let go of the handle while off it would flip straight up in the air, this bigger motor will drop down into the boat. Haven't ran it yet does anyone have any input on this? I was gonna fix it Tommorow but I plan on fishing some with it this summer and having drop into the boat would be nice but I just don't want it to be a pain in the butt to keep it in the water while running.

Drill a new hole in the mount plate so the engine sits further back i had to do it when i upgraded to a bigger motor also

Do you think that I will have problems while running?