Hi
Have just acquired our new boat a Sundowner 205 1990 Vintage I do believe

. With a 5.7 OMC Cobra. Now I'm new to inboards & this is my largest boat yet, previously had 3 smaller 16ft'ish boats until now. I'm UK based & we usually launch from Poole.
Here she is, when I picked her up, "Powertech II" is her name, though I'm tempted to change it for something a little more cheeky. Yes it's a USA spec trailer & I'm aware of the issues regards it.
Ready for a sea trial

We had our first sea trial on the weekend & all went well, no overheating, no major issues, all bar one the original gauges work just some minor fettling on the interior cosmetics. All the ancillaries work fine, inc VHF, bilge pump etc etc. I'll be giving her a once over with new pump, seals, hoses & bellows etc where needed.
The previous owner told me they only ever made two yellow ones of this model? not sure how true that is but googling brings up no others the same. She has the original transport, camping & full covers which is nice. In fact the whole boat is incredibly original throughout. All the gelcoat is original too & is in damn good condition for her age. She has an inbuilt swim platform not sure if they all had that??
So what do I need to know, check, common issues etc???
Having used her & given her a good days trial my list starts with
1) Bow roller!! daft idea not having one with her hull shape
2) Trim tabs or something to resolve her stern down attitude, she's bows up till 16-18mph at least & obviously hideously inefficient at anything above 6mph up to planing attitude. She happily cruises at 24mph but has a tendency to drop off the plane below that, which might be prop size related, she has a stainless prop which appears "quite big" what would be the original size? I'd consider moving weight forward, eg battery, fuel tank all 45g of it! as this looks an easy task.
She handled some chop & swell with ease, very smooth ride indeed & little to no slamming. Cornering & handling in general very impressive so very pleased with that side of things.
3) Rubber stoppers for the center windshield when folded out as there appears nothing to stop it if dropped accidentally.
4) I'd like a pic of the original cuddy upper lid/centreway step thing as this is one part that is not original. It's currently a bit of folded ally.
5) Sources for the vinyl to match the original or what are the colour codes? She has off white/grey/yellow interior colours.
6) Some ideas for storage areas besides the engine bay as this seems a whole waste of space. Considering its size there is relatively little storage area on the boat generally.
7) Bilge pump, a) its at the front of the bilge

, b its not that manly looking so I may just another secondary one at the back.
Any other suggestions welcome, looking forward to the replies
