Hose
The only thing that I should mention to you Jack is; When you store your boat for the winter, make sure that you remove your gas tank from the compartment. Years ago, I left my metal 6 Gallon gasoline tank in the fuel compartment on my boat for the winter and I decided to check out my boat in March. As soon as I opened the rear of the polytarp, I could smell a strong gasoline odor. I discovered that the metal gas tank had rusted and leaked gasoline, but what I didn't know was that the gasoline also ate through my self bailing hose. So like an idiot, I took my garden hose and started flushing out the cockpit and couldn't understand where the water was going until I opened the Lazaret. It took me a long time to get the stink out of that boat. So I learned a valuable lesson that day. Never leave a gas tank in the boat over the off season, and ditch that metal tank for a Polyethylene 6 gallon tank. It's hard to find a plastic 6 gallon tank that will fit in an O'Day 222, 25, or 26, fuel compartment, but I did wind up finding an OMC Dura-Tank that will fit. These are only two of the lessons learned the hard way. Good luck with that, Jack.Joe