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keep in mind, idlers are the cheapest bit of aluminum casting with the lowest cost spring and the cheapest bearing known to man - the 6000 series with a shield (no seal) they are designed to last about 8-10 years in the automotive market being an L29, your boat is between 22 and 27 years old...

sail boats are significantly quieter than electric boats you are over-thinking it

remember, marine fabrics range in cost from the low end of $5 per yard to the upper end of $100 per yard. Sunbrela is a good material in the $15/yd range. upholstry is where you want to buy good fabric so you dont have to redo the job again.

sit at the doc for a day and watch the type of boats being launched

did you adjust the shift linkage to make sure you are not burning up your cone clutches?

generally marine interior fabric meets the same anti-microbial requirements of outdoor fabric. however doesn't have the UV stability of outdoor fabric. sunbrella is one of the many marine upholstery companies

you have to judge for yourself, your boat, your skills, the geography of your surroundings, etc. for example, a 40km/hr gust in one location may simply knock your hat off, in other locations it may cause 1.5-2 meter swells

Here is a write up I did when i redid my PDS https://forums.iboats.com/threads/pds-shaft-issues.687012/

You went from 4 cylinders to 8 and didnt change the tach settings? My guess youre at 3000 RPM

welcome aboard. what does the paperwork say. by the looks of it, its older than 1972 and I dont see a HIN

the cost of new and reman is higher than the higher volume V6's and V8's which started life as truck engines as this engine is a GM industrial engine and is only used in trash pumps, fork lifts and entry level boats.

the location and actuation of the control stick is what determines what side of the shift arm at the trans the linkage is on.

no, none of them are intended to have a passage into the plenum

welcome aboard. since you have a cottage, my recommendation is a pair of jet skis, a pontoon boat, keep the fishing boat, and also get a few kayaks. to have a bunch of people in the boat to slowly tour the lake - pontoon boat to go fishing - fishing boat for water sports - jet ski for quiet...

what is the shape of your tank? is it fairly shallow and under the floor? bow mounted? stern mounted? what angle does your boat sit at while static? on-plane? I know of many shallow, below deck tanks that dont read worth a carp because they are long, and shallow and the boat sits at enough...

is this three year old fuel in the tank?

there is no mechanic in a can. suggest removing the carb and going thru it properly.

Im sure glad these are your friends. coils almost never need to be replaced. only 3 out of a million changed coils are actually bad. did they do any troubleshooting? what else was replaced that didnt need to be replaced?

I would try that first. however drain everything, pressure test and vacuum test to make sure you only have the one seal leaking

since the motors have not changed much from 1991 on, look for a trashed boat with a good motor. I would do a leak down test to determine if its rings or valves or what. could just need a head job however Reserector also has a good point. you may want to try some of the decarboning solutions...