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No worries, my friend! To be more specific, how much use of various items will you have with the engines turned off? Also... "usual systesms" can vary quite a lot from one person's opinion to another :)

Sounds like you either have a clog on the intake grate on the bottom of the boat... or the pump impeller is worn out/broken

Nope, it absolutely does not. Where do you see the size/HP listed?

How will you be using the batteries? You didn't mention what engines you have? Regardless, you certainly don't need a big battery to start (I'll assume something like a 150HP) smaller engines. Group 24 is MORE than enough. But.. the first two questions need answers to start with.

Getting the covers all at the same time - that would make sense. But when a cover is bought after the fact (whether OEM or whatever), covers will need the snaps to be installed to align with where the snaps where placed on the boat. There is no "pattern" for this. When they're made all at the...

Yeah, it's not one those names/words that's used all that much!

Are you saying that the bilge pump is running constantly? Or, it actually sounds like you want to disable the auto function? If that's the case, why? But... just remove the fuse (or flip the breaker) for the auto side of the pump. If you remove the ground... won't you also be eliminating the...

So you have a "tambour door". It's hard to say what to disassemble on your boat without seeing pictures of the area :)

The snap-on helm cover that Seasick mentioned is going to be the easiest to put on and the least costly to buy/make. Note that if you find a company that can make it for you, you will still need to attach the snaps to the cover to match what's on your boat... and/or add snaps to the boat if...

What do you mean by "strange fitment"? From looking at the pics, it seems that knurled metal end should friction fit into the fitting by your finger. You may need to glue it in, at this point. For the cracked one... see if you can source a new one. BUT, in the meantime, put a couple zip ties...

Good-n-snug - not Superman tight. Never found a need for tape, myself. It doesn't take much to seal out to water - bronze is a soft metal. I once did it only hand tight and after about 5 hours in the water, less than a pint of water came out.

That all sounds good. FYI... the plug you remove to drain the bilge is called the "garboard" drain. The bilge pump exits simply through a "thru-hull" fitting.

Put it where you want it. There won't be a stringer... possibly a bulkhead... but if you run into that, great - extra meat to screw in to. And, yes, use Toggler's and don't worry about trying to find any subfloor bracing. You may/may not have any foam in the way - it's not sprayed into the...

The transom is at least 1-1/2" thick, if not more. But in reality, you could put 3" screws in there - they would just poke out the other side, is all - which is no big deal. BUT... Start by screwing them in by hand. If it starts to get really tough (which is a good thing), then back out and...

That's a good way to say it! N = X

The gas tank is in the middle of the boat (not on the starboard side). Correct? And you probably have a 192 Tournament? I am only making a guess here, but... I know you said you didn't see water in the bilge but it also seems you may not have looked very hard otherwise you woul have noticed...

Sure - but you can answer your own question by doing what I mentioned above. If you're thinking about tackling a windlass install, then I'm sure you can handle reading a spec sheet and using a ruler :) Although... I would hope someone could handle reading and doing simple measuring even...

Kinds sounds like it's not an answer, at all :) I mean, you're still at the same point, right? Having to fill slowly?

Aside from the massive job and cutting a hole in the structural part of your bow keel... Open up your anchor locker... look at about where the windlass would mount... is there room for it? How much "fall" will there be for the windlass you choose and what are the specs for that measurement of...

Post a picture of the existing latch - at this point, pretty much anything could be on there and we can't see it from where we are :) Or just google for things like boat hatch latch.