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The old hoses probably will be very stiff making the pulling of the new hose difficult. You need to remove the side panels at the helm and look for the hoses. If original, there can be a tie wrap or two in the area below the deck all the way to the starboard side. Those will have to be removed...

Inspect the thru hulls for yellow spots or soft spots Bronze as it ages can 'corrodes' but doesn't rot away like other metals. It can change into a different alloy that is fragile. If that happens, it's time for replacement.

Screw the nut down until about 1/4 inch space to hub or until nut is even with or slightly above the threaded shaft ( to avoid the hammer blows damaging the threads) Pull up hard on the wheel. Some folks use a piece of 2x4 for leverage. Give the nut a good wack on the nut. Repeat if necessary...

The tank in that model is plastic and normally can last a long time. Gas fumes after filling can be a symptom of old permeable gas filler hose and/or vent hose If you get the odor only after filling, that can mean that the hoses need replacement. Odors all the time can indicate a leaky tank

An external issue with shore power or stray current could result on small voltages on the ground bus. I would not expect that to be enough to light that LED but I would recommend checking out the isolator and check for stray electrical or galvanic issues. I suggested removing the shore power...

Longer may not be better but wider often is is. I wanted twins for control at the dock and wider beam to aid with the rolling that my wife didn't like. I also have Ride tabs. An example of longer but not wider is the 275. Lots of owners comment on the excessive rolling characteristics' More...

I would guess that this issue is related to your earlier post about the voltage at the 120v panel reading 0.1 v

unplug your shore power cable and see what happens. There are several possibilities for the reading.

If the trailer were brand new, it might cost $3,000 - $4000. That means the 208 with a ded ETEC is asking $20k. Way too much in my opinion. If you decide to proceed, make sure the trailer has appropriate papers

In addition to the potential transom issues, the gas tank may or may not be plastic. The plastic ones tend to last a long time since they don't corrode like metal tanks do. If the tank is metal it needs or will need to be replaced. Look at the deck and see if there is a caulked in deck panel...

Your assumption that the lift can hold 11-12 k may be misguided. Of course the actual breaking strength will be greater than 11k, the limit is for new lift components. As the parts age and wear, the actual capacity lowers. For the designed lifespan, that degradation in theory doesn't exceed the...

Jumping the two wires from the float switch will tell you what is bad; the contacts in the float switch or the direct 12v feed

Nice recap and info.

correct. I guess I missed that part of the layout:).

The auto/manual function is there to provide pump out of the bilge when the auto function doesn't work when it should. Manually activating the bilge pump and observing how long if at all water is pumped out can alert yo to the situation where the auto activation may have failed (and there is...