1978 Sceptre 23 repower with bracket, what is the best setup? Guidance needed!

[whistler]

Don, thanks for the feedback. I have read through several re-power threads. It is still not clear to me how to best proceed. My initial thought was to take the boat to Hermco, follow his recommendation and have Don work his magic. However, I just found out that he no longer takes on work, other then building brackets.
As far as budget, I would like to have everything done for under 25K. Under 20K would be even better, but that all depends on the cost of the motor - finding a deal!