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Some boats specify that you should not run the pump when at speed. The water pressure from the scoop is more than enough to fill (and possible overflow) the bait tank

If the canvas is in good shape but the clear plastic is shot, a canvas shop can install new plastic using the old canvas That will be a lot less expensive than a completely new set of panels. ( Which can run a few thousand dollars.)

The door looks lighter. I would not expect a part like that to get lighter. Is it possible that he rest of the surrounding fiberglass has gotten darker?

Can we assume that you turn off the battery switch when not boating? If so, with all switches off ( if more than one) try every device to see if it works. If it does, that component is directly powered. Another possibility is that water is getting into the bilge and triggering the bilge pump or...

Have you tried polarized glasses?

Click Click means the relay is getting the voltage to activate it. Try the jumping of the big positive terminal n the relay to the other big terminal. The starter motor should run. You have to be careful not to short out the positive terminal. Also note that the battery switch needs to be on but...

On the starter relay, there will be two smaller terminals two fatter terminals; One from the battery +12v and the second which goes to the starter motor. The two smaller diameter terminals that are the control voltage. Normally, the turning of the ignition switch cause voltage to be sent to the...

After the old 2 stroke SX150s :)

Keep in mind that the run length for calculating wire gauge is the total of the to and from lengths, in effect twice the physical distance. Also note that having a larger gauge hot cable does not increase the carrying capacity if the existing ground is smaller. Another mistake commonly made when...

Over here the smallish kit of Propspeed runs about $300! Probably overkill for trim tabs. I am curious how many folks leave their tabs unpainted and if so, what are their local boating water conditions.

Can be very difficult to remove but you may have luck by removing the piece of the flap that is still there, spray a penetrant several times on the screw and try a vicegrip on the screw. You may be able to use a dremel and a cutting disk to clean up or make a new slot for a screwdriver. The...

I wouldn't expect an overflow into the bilge. There probably is a vent though and that might be on the outside of the hull

I would bet that if you used a voltmeter at the motor connections and then tried to crank the motor, the voltage would drop dramatically. Regardless, check that negative jumper.

Copper bottom paint on raw stainless tabs is a no no. There are several options: treat and apply a special two part metal primer followed by bottom paint. There are single part primers that are good also, like SEM I have used Primacon aerosole...

I like the separate thrus. It makes it easier to determine what each pump is doing.

The hook over gunnel ladders if not custom fit can be a bear to use. They tend to swing in towards the hull and that makes the ladder slanted in at the bottom. When standing on a step, you are angled backwards, If you have combing pads, the ladder has nothing solid to rest against inside the...

Pin holes could indicate a galvanic corrosion issue. Do the tabs have sacrificial anodes bolted to the plane? Were the tabs painted or otherwise coated? I ask because if there is a galvanic problem it can eat your new tabs also. To look up the tabs , measure the tab width and depth. If you are...

I am not sure if that approach actually give real peace of mind if both are non monitored pumps. A high water alarm would tell you if the bilge were filling. If for whatever reason your bilge is filling with water and depending on how fast it is filling, a second pump may not make a big...

I assume your 235 has a single motor. The reason not to operate on BOTH is to always have a charged battery available in case the battery you are running on gets run down. In addition, starting on a single battery makes it clearer when that battery is not fully charged or is getting old. In that...

A spun prop should be easy to check. Jam the throttle forward and if the revs immediately go high but the boat doesn't accelerate, the prop is spun. That said, I wouldn't expect both props to be spun at the same time. It is possible that the motors have very wrong size props. As mentioned, how...