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I wouldn't fill it. If the livewell thru-hulls are plastic, they may be leaking.....even with plugs

my guess is its on the keel seam or outer chine seam. leaking less as the boat is up on plane

foam is added where ever the original builder needed to add it to keep the boat floating enough to pass the testing. for example, my boat has foam in the cabin, under the gunwales, in the boxes around the motor, the aft swim deck, and under the deck in some areas. my prior boats had...

most of the time if the seller doesnt know anything about it, avoid it. that means it is most likely not in their name legally. I always peruse CL and FM.

and you hit it really hard knocking the phone out of your hand after only getting the "T" typed?

go here https://www.searay.com/us/en/owners.html scroll down to the resources tabs. if anything exists, it will be there.

Are all the connections shiny enough your mother in law would eat off them A simple DVM is all that is needed beyond a visual inspection of the circuit breaker

A piece of wood, 2 pieces of copper wire and a stapler.

Being 1985, it will be an AQ205 or AQ230 The main breaker is past its life. Check that. Also, check the battery connections and the main harness connector (trapezoid shaped connector)

Remember, the great lakes take no quarter and dont give up the dead. The worst seas I have been in was deaths door (between the peninsula and Washington island) when the wind shifted.

Don't forget there are two different kits. You must know your shaft diameter

VP used 715/750 cfm on a 5.7, 650cfm on the 5.0 and 600 cfm carbs on the 4.3 and a 500cfm 2-barrel on a 3.0 They tend to over carb vs under carb

The 4160 was originally an economy carb. I'm not a big fan personally Some people like to block off the PV and increase jet sizes on the secondaries by 6 or 7 sizes. This is usually done by the quarter mile crowd. However you loose mid-range drivability. You will notice that most of the...

The 2.5 opens at 2.5 " of vacuum or below. The 4.5 opens at 4.5" and below. As the PV opens the PVCR jets add fuel. About 6-7 jet sizes worth. The 4.3 will use that extra fuel just before WOT. The 3.0 won't need the extra fuel until WOT. Running the 2.5 vs a 4.5 just richens up the mix...

If you have compression, spark and fuel.....are they happening at the correct time? Have you checked the timing?

U-joints only need changing if they are bad. Usually a long with an upper seal and bearing. How is the gimbal bearing? @Lou C can offer pointers

Post a pic. If you are talking the outside of the intake. Paint helps

Looking online at pics, looks like it may be port side about 4" above the rub rail at the midship point So post a pic of what you put fuel into