I believe that AM430 Michigan wheel ( 291707185374) would be good. Raising the motor should help keep down the water over the transom. If it runs faster than 4500 RPM the prop should be "Cupped". This is what they call curling the trailing edce on the blades. This has the effect of increasing the pitch. A good prop man could fix it. You must be careful to do an even curve and the exact same modification on all blades. I used a 1-⅞" trailer hitch ball and a raw hide hammer . . . 😀
A word of caution- That Michigan wheel being brass is heavier than the factory aluminum so it will exert more force on the mechanism when shifting. There is no synchromesh in the dog clutch used in outboards. It is eather in or out. There is 30 degrees of free play between the dogs. It is during this time that he dogs will snap in full contact. At a slow idle the is still measured in meliseconds. It is important the motor be running slow and that it is snapped quickly into gear. When the motor is stopped in neutral, there is a chance the dogs will line up so it is impossible to shift into gear. In this case just turn the propeller so the dogs line up with spaces.
