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Good and inexpensive are mutually exclusive terms for trailers:) There are three pieces of info that you need to select a model; The total weight of the boat, motors, fuel, water and gear. The length of the hull from the transom to the bow eye. That is not the same as the model length number...

How is your old charger wired? Is it spliced or directly connected to the AC bus panel? Take a look first at what is there and see if your job is a simple plug in. If not there are several ways to connect the charger. The charger should be connected to a breaker position on the AC panel. You can...

Just to get the parameters correct; Are you asking about AC in the cabin only and not the helm? Do you want to run the AC at the dock or while motoring or both? What model is the boat (Voyager 258?)

In your photo of the VST, look at the left side on the bottom of the tank. There is a brass or bronze screw plug. That is how you drain the tank. The fitting on the top which has a cap screwed on it, it the high pressure test port. That is where you would attach a fuel pressure gauge. As I...

I did mine many years back. It wasn't easy for a few reasons, mainly because my bolsters wrapped around the transom lockers/seats ( in other words, they were L shaped). Straight sections would be easier. If the backing boards are in good shape, that is a big plus. To an extent the same is true...

The fuel system does not have to be bled in general. If the primer bulb is OK, that is all you need but it can take a lot of squeeze's to refill the VST tank if it was drained. If the clear fuel bulb is completely full, you probably have a leak. In normal operations, the fuel filter will have...

If the rope portion of your rigging tends to float, letting out more line may not help and could hurt as the extra floatation of the rope can tend to lift up the chain section resulting in the fluke tips not contacting the bottom at the desired angle (or not contacting at all). That said, it is...

I doubt that the 'sharp entry' is a contributor to the list ( when at rest at the dock). The list is a result of the center of gravity and the center of buoyancy not being in the same plane aft to forward. Adding ballast can help but at a cost (although probably small on a hull your size.The...

The dip switches if present may be under robber plugs. If I remember correctly, the number of stator poles is one setting and 2 stroke vs 4 stroke is another. Depending on what motor the new gauges came off of, you may not need to change anything.

The original post discussed flushing in general and not specifically to cold/freezing weather. I was surprised that Suzuki recommended that the motor be drained down. I can't beleive that reference was for boats kept in the water. Whatever, I'm an UP guy for regular seasonal use and a DOWN guy...

The tube from the pitot usually only spits water when the boat is moving and often even not then:) Note that the gauges may have dip switches that need to be set for your specific model motor. So... make notes and don't change the originals assuming the gauge has worked correctly

salt or brackish water freezes at a lower temperature and adds some leeway to when the water in the LU will freeze. More importantly a motor tilted up can hold rain water. That will freeze earlier and at warmer temps than salt or brackish. An even more critical concern is that some model...

My 208 has a filter that is screwed into the input port of the fresh water pump. I have to clean it every year. As you have kind of figured out, putting the nozzle of a water hose into the fill anf filling so that the water flows our of the fill port can be effective way to both stir up and...

I flush up and leave it up. I too would think that putting it down would allow not only salt water to enter the lower unit but also marine growth, including barnacles, worms etc. In potential freezing situations, I leave the LU down to reduce the chance of water freezing in the LU.

Absolutely. The tab may need to be adjusted. The adjustment may not seem that it makes sense but it does. When looking at the underside of the ventilation plate, the tab should be turned clockwise about 15 degrees or a bit more. If the underside of the ventilation plate has tick marks, rotate...

Maybe a dumb question but did you check under the sink that the hose is not hanging up on something?

If the tank is full or almost full, don't pull the pickup tubes, gas will pour out into the bilge. I would pull the sender out ( with a half or less than of as) after the boat has sat for a few days and with a hand pump, pump out whatever you can from the bottom of the tank. Whatever clear gas...

I am glad that adding that block of wood helped but for the life of me I don't understand what was going on.If you were to deploy all your line and then retrieve it, where does the line end up in the locker. Does it not fill that recessed section but the chain does? Now when you deploy what is...

What type of sea floor do you need to anchor in? What are you typical depths when anchoring. How much chain is rigged? You can't have too much chain but you can have too little For your hull a general size estimate would be about 4Kg. Your current ancho should have its weight stamped...

I would guess that there is more of the gunk in the bottom of the tank. Yes, it could be the fill or even the vent hose that is breaking down. Silicone is not a compatible sealant for gasoline applications, neither is RTV.