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Ah, OK - yes the access lids are the "inspection lids"... or pie plates. You're good - if you had eyes in there and no more water was running into the aft bilge from the forward area of the bilge, then you're good. Yes, very normal for boats with floors that are close to the waterline to have...

How are you confirming that the bilge was COMPLETELY empty? It sounds like you just relied on the bilge pump? The plan was to take the garboard drain plug out while on the ramp. Or, while on the ramp, did you pop the transom well pie plates out to visually inspect? Looking at the picture of...

-- If you removed ground wires from the battery and items still work... then you haven't removed their ground... which means those battery wires you removed may be old and no longer used. -- Look for a ground bus bar... house items may be grounded there and the ground to the bus bar comes from...

The air pocket is not "just" starting to form - the air void was always there, you're just now starting to the see the effects of it. It was likely formed when a large piece of wood was laid down - it's extremely hard - if not impossible - to avoid air pockets when laying a large piece down...

Oh, got it. If that's the reasoning... they're not needed. I think my boat has a couple turn snaps "near" the floor - but there's nothing actually "on the floor".

What are you concerned about home son the floor? There are no holes needed there for either of the styles we are talking about.

You're welcome to assume....... but leave "me" out of the equation.

OK, so it really comes down to how long you're going to be using battery power without the engines running. Without a dedicated house battery to use for this purpose, you're kind of in the middle of "recommendations". Which also means there's leaway with recommendations. Best practice is a...

Oh... do you have 2 batteries? Or do you have an extra one or two batteries for the house load? Sorry - should have asked that ahead of time. All of these things get factored in to the equation!

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.