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The Mercs are notorious for rusting trim motors. On my Mercs, you can not easily get to the rear bolts for the trim motor. At a minimum you need to disconnect the center tilt ram rod

I would not consider 350s. Although others may disagree, for me are a show stopper. I don't fully understand your dilemma. Do you own the 330 or is it in both names? Maybe that's none of my business:)

I am not sure where the spec about being 15% more powerful comes from. It is lighter and is a very good motor but I doubt it puts out 230 HP. There are many articles about 4 cyl vs 6 cyl motors and the torque curve differences as well as high rev performance. Your current prop may not be...

If the level was low to the point you saw the lower reservoir fitting then most likely it needs to be bled. I am more concerned as to why it lost fluid. Seastar has instructions online for bleeding (hint, two people make bleeding a lot easier)

I would drill around the old screws with a hollow 'coring' bit. You can make one with a piece of metal tubing and filing some sharp points or teeth into the edge. I would also try drilling just enough around the screw to allow a pliers or vice grips to grab the screw shaft and twist out. If you...

If newer they should have connectors and I expect they could be swapped. I think that it might be easier ( but risky??) to swap engine harnesses at the helm.

They probably terminate at the fuse panel but it is possible that they run all the way aft to the battery switch compartment. Oftentimes there was a breaker at the helm for the windlass and that was powered off of the main fuse panel buss Be aware that many of the newer model windlasses may draw...

Depending on the year, a new OEM motor can be hard to locate. If you find it, it will also be expensive. Knockoff pumps There are less expensive off-brand motors available . Make sure you have instructions and know what you are doing before you try to remove the motor. In some cases, the whole...

Have you checked the fluid level? It may be low ( but shouldn't).

I think it is a power issue. Check fuses for corrosion under the cowling. It is possible that there is power to the ignition switch but the switch is flakey. Try turning the ignition on and listen to hear if the high speed fuel pump is activated.

Water intrusion and subsequent rot are quite common around the drain plug. The coring of the hole is often poorly sealed or not sealed at all. By sealed I mean that the inside of the holes should have been coated wit a good layer of resin. The separated glass layer if you are referring to the...

You skipped the Holding Tank Discharge Seacock lever' If has to be open when actually performing an overboard discharge of the holding tank. As mentioned The Discharge lever also has to be set t overboard mode. The Discharge seacock should be closed at all times other than when actually...

Can you explain where the line failed and how it failed. Did the line snap off while anchoring at sea an did it snap off at the gypsy. Did it appear frayed when you deployed or hauled? Did it fail always when windlass was in use or just anchored?

I would not have expected that spot to sound hollow since there are no obvious penetrations in the area. Check behind the spot in the bilge if you can for any obvious entry points or streaks like you have at the crack and under the transom cap. Those streaks are seepage form inside the coring...

What is a typical load:) The 4200 is rated at 3.8 kw max continuous load. These generators like to be run at about half their rating or about 2000 watts. Running at very low loads is not recommended. My point is that to compare apples to apples as far as fuel usage goes, you have to know what...

Since you are in an area where it freezes, I suspect you have freeze damage due to water in the transom. There seems to be fairly extensive cracking with significant crack width from swelling of the frozen water. These are not simple gelcoat spider cracks. Photo 2 shows the crack stress that...

When the breaker can not be reset, verify that shore power is not connected. Unplug at the boat. Now assuming no generator or generator turned off, see if you can reset the breaker When you say that when it trips nothing seems not to operate when boating, does that include 120v devices . If you...

Yes the pics are still here

That's encouraging:)