Great looking boat!   If I hadn't been in mine most of Sat I would've thought someone stole it and sold it to you.

on the cleaning of the bags, I've always wondered but never done anything about cleaning them out.   My boat is literally identical to yours and on occasion the bags have had a bit of mold around the connections on top but otherwise stayed pretty clean.   I have no delusions that they are totally clean inside, but have never seen it blow anything out and have never tried to flush them out.  I would be  curious to know if anyone cleans theirs routinely.  Mine stays on a lift under cover from April to September and in a garage the rest if the year and so far no real mold issues.  

Depth finder has always worked well, for which I am grateful since I go around some shallow areas going to and from my dock.  

No idea how accurate it is at deeper areas tho. 

On the stripped screw, not really surprised.   It seems pretty easy to do that with the laminated plastic "plywood" from my limited experience of adding an onboard  charger. I would either do the fix you described or find a nearby sport to reattach. 

One other comment based on where you got your boat - if originally ordered from Blue Creek, they tend to put a torque prop on them.  If M5 motor may want to keep that but with the M6 I just changed mine to a 2805 speed prop based on lots of reviews on here.   So far (1 weekend) I love it.  

good luck.  Hope you love it as much as I do.   

@COOP you have been a valuable member for many years.  Thanks for all the advice you have given.

7 minutes ago, Steve B. said:

This looks like a steal. You did buy it? I can't believe the price.

Steve B.

Yes and no.

My son put a 10% deposit  on it subject to survey and sea trial.  You've seen the results.

I've reminded the broker that these are not deal breakers but resolution by folks who've worked for years on this boat will likely be easier and better than that found in NE GA where there's precious little of this sort of water...

We expect to complete the sale; I left my flamethrower flashlight  and mirror (the better to see into odd spaces) in the chart compartment over the cubby.  Broker is  a personal friend of the seller else it wouldn't be here at all, since they normally deal in one or more orders of magnitude bigger boat (and money) than this.  Thank you, Lord

Somehow the 'drag or choose files' wasn't available in my original, so here's  the pix:

If you are still determined to replace the thermostat, it is Indmar PN: 986115 - THERMOSTAT 160 Deg GEN4 6.0L

This looks like a steal. You did buy it? I can't believe the price.

Steve B.