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I went through the same issues earlier this year, and also got a lot of info from this site. In the end I took my chances and did what I thought was best. My current setup is awesome, and exactly what I wanted.

First of all, I think the Tanner is a wonderful bracket. But I thought it cost more than it was worth so I bought the competitive Garelick model. It isn't as fancy, but it works fine.

Originally, I estimated that I needed a long shaft. Wrong choice. It ran fine, but it dragged in the water at any speed when not in use and tilted up. I ended up trading a brand new motor in for a NOS short shaft.

The picture of the Suzy above looks to me that the motor is a long shaft, and thus longer than it need be. For a troller that will never exceed hull speed, only the prop need be below the bottom. Lining up the cav plate with the bottom is not necessary. Now, having said that, if that motor does not drag in the water, then it should be OK and the extra drag from the longer shaft will probably be insignificant.

I didn't buy a EZSteer, but rather simply a SS all-thread and a pair of QD couplings, and cut it to the proper size. The main already had a hole in the bracket that worked fine.

I have had kickers on every boat I've owned since 1968, so I have a bit of experience. Nevertheless, I still learn new tricks every day.

The attached pic was taken with the original long shaft. The new short shaft is much higher out of the water.