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Sorry to flood messages, I should have combined this with my bimini question, but here goes - I am coming from much larger boats so this is really my first sub 30 ft boat:

1. Where is the preferred battery position, under the console? Currently it just sits in the back of the boat. Very odd.

2. underway, should I have any of the drain plugs out?

3. My motor (a johnson 70) is running great with good compression, but there is no trim/tilt. Should I be thinking about correcting this through trim tabs or an aftermarket trim/tilt?

4. The screws on the rail brackets have pulled out in two spots. I suspect I can search and find the solution.

5. In front of the console (fore), there are six screws in the flooring, three port, three starboard near the edge of the no skid area (triangular area) - what were these for?

6. Preferred cooler tie down for a 94 igloo?

7. The console has this goofy black plastic/vinyl sheet glued to it, around the steering and controls etc. There is a glue residue when I scrape i toff - any suggestions on removal products?

8. It has a bilge pump in the small opening where the fuel etc lines enter from the stern - is this normal? It seems to simply pump right back to the opening.

Thanks a lot