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How big is the hole that you need to fill? This will dictate the proper fix. Can you get your hands on the interior side of the hole?

Tabs are a great tool to use to adjust pitch and roll - and should definitely be used. And, pretty much any V-hull boat is going to bow steer - it's not really something is "special" to a 265. However, in a following sea, it would be the RARITY to use any tabs (other than MAYBE a little bit to...

Did your new switch come with a wiring diagram? But, and maybe I'm not thinking this fully through, with the power disconnected, I think you should be able to ID the common + posts (line in), the load posts (to the lights) and the ground using a DMM on ohms. Once you know what post is what...

Sure. "Hello, local dealer, I need the following things..." Pay and pick-up. :) Otherwise, no, there is no "kit". Figure out the products you need and order accordingly. You can buy washdown kits - but they're going to have all the wiring, hose between pump and washdown and such. You said...

Hey, at least it's easily fixable! If you have trouble hearing the gurgle, install a "fuel whistle" (google for that).

Excellent detective work - and thanks for posting back! The first thought that comes to mind is that the vent hose is not vertical enough. It may be running too close to horizontal, or even have a slight dip in it. Now, in terms of "topping off" - if you end up filling the fill hose, even...

If you can post a few pictures, that would help.

Philip, like EFX said, and the generous linking Fish did, they're pretty much all the same. All the same concepts apply. I don't mean this to sound crude, but if you're not able to extrapolate the information from the other threads and apply to your situation, it might be best to hire someone...

Without seeing it, it's tough to say, but if I had to guess... the water is wicking up from the floor. If it was dripping from above, you should be able to find obvious soft spots. Do you have an oscillating tool? You could cut the bottom 1/4" off while still on the boat. Me, I'd rather...

Sounds like wet wood - that will give off brown-stained water. This wasn't always done (if ever?) from the factory, but any wood that is used should have (as noted above) the edges fully saturated, multiple times, with resin. At minimum, the wood should NEVER be put down such that it touches...

Will it also fix the missing parts? Maybe it works like that "spray-on hair" stuff? :) :)

I'd probably be wary of using WD40 around the brakes. Even though it would probably burn off since it's such a light-grade oil, I'd always be concnerned that it's contaminating the pads and losing braking performance. Salt Away or Salt Terminator would of course work. That's interesting about...

Since that is no longer made, you have a couple options (that I can think of): -- Make a horn cover out of stainless, aluminum, starboard, PVC board or some other plastic -- Remove the cover and check the cutout size. Compare to newer drop-in horns and find one that at least covers the hole...

Different strokes for different folks. There's actually a big market for boats like that (that one has OB's, too). "Fishable bow"... Good one! :)

That's fine, it's your boat and you can certainly do what you want, but... How did you verify the actuators where bad and it wasn't just an o-ring? BOTH actuators are bad? However, generally speaking, hydraulics are longer lasting than electrics with most hyd setups easily lasting 30 years...

OK, the REAL question is... can you KEEP it that pretty looking? FYI, McGuard (and probably others) makes a prop lock - it replaces the prop nut :)

How did you verify the actuators where bad and it wasn't just an o-ring? BOTH actuators are bad?

Wait, there's a FREE way to make this work! Try this... while standing upright, bend at the knees and the waist at the same time (it must be done at the same time to avoid possibly falling over). Doing this trick will effectively lower your head to where it's only about 3' or 4' off the deck...

Different style boat, but it's doable! There's a cabin below! https://www.searay.com/us/en/models/sundancer-series/sundancer-320-outboard.html

For just doing it "from memory", that's pretty amazing, Hook!