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Looking at the pic, You might have a wet core behind the bracket where the rust run is.

What year is the boat? Many 208s had plastic fuel tanks. Those can last a long time. If your deck does not have a sealed/screwed in deck panel that can be relatively easily removed, the tank is probably plastic. You can tell if the tank is plastic just by looking at it using that forward access...

There is no simple answer. First question is what meter did that person use? If it was a low cost meter from lets say Home Depot and made for lumber measurements, the percentage means nothing in absolute values. I suspect that one of those lower cost meters was used to get those values which...

The user manual for that year has a diagram of the fuel system. It may not be accurate but it shows that the canister in plumbed in-between the tank vent fitting and the hull positioned vent. In other words, it shows that the tank vents to the outside using a hull mounted vent fitting. Find that...

What year is the boat

As to how bad the damage is: Port prop has a good size chunk broken off the lower edge of the skeg as well smaller chunks on the corners.. Starboard sked has less damage but it has a slight cupping to the lower third of the skeg. I patched the missing areas with JB Weld and that has held up...

Does anyone have a recommendation for skeg replacement ( welded on new skeg, not skeg guard) located in the NYC, or within 50 miles or so. I have used Atlantic Welding in Bayville NJ in the past and they did a great job, but I am not up to the 150 mile round trip twice drive from NYC. Thanks...

They may provide access/inspection to bilge pump and/or sea cocks. If so, sealing is not a good idea. Also note that the leak if it is because of the access plate, may be the outer edge of the assembly where it screws to the deck and not necessarily the o-ring Resealing that area may be a good idea

The funny thing is that one motor can have corrosion but the other has none. I mention that because you didn't specifically mention the other motor. It is hard to sat what life is left without knowing the extent of the corrosion and the corrosion if any in the second engine. If the lower...

If you push the throttle forward and the boat accelerates to a point and then slows down without you adjusting the helm controls, you probably have a fuel starvation issue. There are several common causes, clogged VST screen, clogged hi speed fuel filter (if equipped) , leaky primary clear fuel...

I always assume that every boat has issues. The goal is to find as many of the issues as you can and then decide how the issue affects the price and/or if you want to deal with the ramifications of those issues. For example dead bilge pumps need attention but the costs ar easy to estimate. Water...

i am not sure the two issues are related based on your info. In general shifting issues such as stiff, hard shifts are control cable issues or shift linkage issues. I do not know what 'spongy' RPMs are:)

I usually don't look at THT but there is a post about a similar problem. Don't know if it helps https://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/1402272-garmin-7616xsv-wifi-issue.html

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.