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I agree that screw in plates are more 'secure' but they can also be a bear to remove. Having a special wrench to unscrew the plate can be a big help. The longer the plates are installed and not exercised and cleaned ( the inside threads) the more likely they are to bind. I have punched holes in...

I don't know if this was discussed but one thing to try is to use a hose to shoot water into the deck drain and confirm that a strong stream comes out the transom side. The drain tube might be clogged. Scuppers with flaps are prone to clogging and binding.

OK. Try Dennis's suggestion that the drain tube may have an upward 'loop'. See if it looks that way and if you can bend it down or reposition it so that no part sits higher than the deck.

Your boat may have a vapor recovery cartridge and/or a backflow check valve, The vapor recovery canister can fill with liquid gasoline. The check valve if present may be clogged. You might try contacting Grady support to see if they can advise You might have a blockage in the fill line but is...

In the photo looking down the side of the hull. it looks like the thru hull fitting is half under the water line. Is that the case?

A picture of the scuppers in question might help. On some boats, the deck drain has a outer rim that can make the actual hole in the fitting sit slightly above the level of the deck. Some boats add a recess underneath the scupper that allows the scupper and its rim to be mounted lower to the...

The Ride actuators are made from some sort of composite material. They are a bit delicate so be careful trying to cut the adhesive. The tool you use could damage the housing. The maintenance documentation advised to use a scouring pad and not sandpaper to clean up growth and other buildups. It...

Is the sea cock open? If equipped, is the water flow knob in the livewell open? ( I am not sure the 208 has a flow knob) Did you winterize the livewell plumbing for the winter (assuming your boat is exposed to freezing conditions. Some boats have filters (screens) on the inlet side of the...

That's the point that I was trying to get across. Some folks want to see nearby kayaks and some want to see clouds and birds. None of the radar domes or pleasure boat open arrays will 'see' both, the radar beam is too narrow ( top to bottom). Also the resolution is physically tied to the...

Agreed. I didn't explain the level issue well at all. The point I was trying to make was that the angle of the dome determines what parts of the forward view is covered by radar beam. If you want to 'see' things close to the bow, the radar may need to be angled down a bit. If looking at clouds...

On a previously owned Mako 25 footer, I had that same type of deck panel with 2 access plates. I left the screws out for 5 years without a problem. I will admit that it sort of stuck in the opening and the rigging probably did lean on it but it was such a pain to get to the bilge equipment...

That must have been pretty scary.

What are going to mount the radar to? Do you have a radar arch or some other hard structure. Mounting the dome or array to the bimini top doesn't sound like a good idea. The radar array should be mounted level to the water line while cruising. In addition, the beam of the radar should clear...

Did you back up into your own wake?

I did some research about antenna placement and radar scanners. This article summed up a lot of what I read https://www.fcmarine.co.uk/marine-ais-vhf-antenna-placement/#antenna-separation That said, I still can't give a simple answer to the question of where to mount an antenna when there is a...