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Hi Prince and ric, Wow it has been awhile since I posted and I realize I never followed up since I found the problem and what I learned. I probably didn't follow up since the pain just had to end sometime. $2000 later I have the answer to the fuel tank riddle. I discussed the problem with...

Thanks for the help. When I take the measurements in the same places you did I get 4.5" aft and 9" forward. Mine is set 2" deeper in the bow end than yours. So yours is much better off and probably set correctly at the factory. Now that I've checked all the systems and taken measurements...

That would be about 18 gallons and the answer would be yes. I'm going offshore and need all the gas I can get. I could have really used the extra when I ran out after burning through 60 in an 82 gallon tank and almost ran up on the rocks. The main purpose of this post is to warn other 208...

This thread started a long time ago so I'm not sure anyone is following it anymore. I did find out the problem with my tank and it is confirmed by GW. My tank sits too low at the bow end. GW has never heard of this before. I will be cutting open my deck and pulling out the tank to see...

I appreciate all the links and it looks like I have some homework ahead of me. At this point I was going off asking a few dealers who sold both Yamahas and Etechs. Once I described my application they all recommended the new Yamaha over the Etech. They seemed to think the Yamaha was a little...

I live on the west coast, Washington State, and use the boat for fishing locally and intend to do some long range camping-style traveling into Canada and possibly to Alaska in the near future.

I'm going to repower my 208 Adventurer and wanted to keep the weight about the same. I was just about ready to buy a 200 E-tech last winter when I heard that Yamaha was coming up with new, lighter 200. That stopped me in my tracks and now I'm considering both. I don't see much discussion...

That is great to hear. I have 1997 Johnson 175 2-stroke and will expect the same improvement in mileage. By the way, until Yamaha came out with this lighter 4 stroke I was seriously considering the ETech 200 and almost bought one. Did you consider the ETech and what steered you to the Yamaha...

Thanks for the great post, I've been wondering about that new Yami and considering buying one. I'm curious about your numbers. It seems like the lower number at 1600 RPMs wouldn't get as good a MPG (I think you reported over 5 MPG) as once you hit planing speed. I'm hoping it actually gets...

Yes, you are right about a raised area where the vent and fill lines come in, but on my tank it is a very small rise, maybe and inch or two over a very small area where the lines connect. I appreciate the check, I think we have the same hull design. I heard that the poly tank was first...

My boat actually sits fairly level in the water. Maybe an inch or so tilted to the stern but not enough to make up for the nearly 5 inch difference. Also I usually fill the boat while on the trailer and it sits level on the trailer. Maybe there is some reason why you would want your gas tank...

Hi GW 208 Adventurer owners, I think I've found a capacity problem with my gas tank and possibly you may have one with yours too. I have a 1997 Adventurer 208 with a plastic 82 gallon gas tank which only can hold about 65 gallons of gas. I started a topic several months ago trying to find...

I think we are on to something. Your tank being lower near the stern makes sense to me. Mine is the opposite. It is 4.5 inches higher at the stern where the pick up is. It fills from the bow end. I just noticed it a couple days ago. Usually I only had one access port open at a time so I...

I live in Washington state, own a 1997 Adventurer hardtop with a 175 HP Evinrude Ocean Runner 2-stroke of the same year. I fish Puget Sound and the ocean plus do a little camping in the San Juan's too. The boat fishes 3 or 4 very well but will only sleep two. It is also a great ocean boat but...

Hello out there, I've been listening to your advice and did some more checking today and I may have found something I didn't notice before. I made some measurements and think I may have found something. When I measure the stern end of the tank near the sender unit, it is 3.75 inches from the...

Yes, good thinking and something I took into consideration. I've set the level on my boat while on the trailer at the gas station and at home. The boat is level and on the trailer at both locations when I did my dowel testing.

Hi Seasick, I guess my writing skills are going down hill. I thought I explained how I came up with the 17 gallon shortage in my message from a couple days ago. I am not depending on my gauge, I have taken that out of the equation and have made direct depth measurements in my tank by removing...

My thread is getting pretty long so you may not have worked your way through it. In a nut shell my problem is that I cannot fill the tank before it overflows. I've actually measured levels with a dowel and I'm not depending on my gauge. I end up about 17 gallons short of 82. I've checked...

It's been a long time since I last posted so I'm not sure anyone is still following this thread, but I have made some progress towards solving this case of the missing gas. I took a lot of advice from the forum helpers and eventually got around to checking my intake tube. It is plastic, in...

I'll try measuring the pick up tube this weekend and let you know the results. I'm wondering if since I have a poly tank that can flex if they were extra conservative with the length of the pick up tube. In other words the tube is extra short so it wouldn't hit the bottom and create a block as...