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    New Helm seats for 208

    My helm seats work fine and the cushions look good on my '95 208. Would like to find a more comfortable seat that I don't feel like I'm always falling out of. Anyone change their helm seats to something more comfortable. Concerned about clearance between the seats.
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    Replacing duratrim with teak

    I'm looking to start this project on my 208. I have not been able to find a good reasonably priced source of the wood. Anyone with experience doing this? Just cannot stand the look of the duratrim anymore.
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    Trolling motor on 208

    I wanted to investigate putting a trolling motor on my 208. Boat is used on Lake Murray in SC and chop will usually be a minor issue. Would mostly like to use if for GPS anchor while striper fishing. Has anyone done this? Concerned that the 60" arm will not get deep enough mounted on the...
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    Bilge pump runs on and on...

    My bilge pump will turn on periodically even with a dry bilge. Once it does, it wants to run until the battery is drained. The boat is always kept trailered or on a lift, never in the water. It runs even when both batteries are off. Not all the time. Just some of the time (50%?) any...
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    Grease on Vinyl

    I've gotten some grease on my vinyl (luckily not on my Grady). What's the best way to remove it without ruining the vinyl. My owners manual says not to put anything on it except Ivory dish soap. Guess what....it didn't budge. Any other ideas?
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    Radio Placement on Adventure 208

    I have a 1995 208 and would like to add a radio. There is not enough room in the box over the dash which already houses a a VHF radio (think I ought to keep that one) There is a fish finder over the door to below. O don't think I want to mount it on the box over the steering wheel as this will...
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    Oil Warning Alarm while trolling

    I have a Yamaha Salt Water Series 225 and was starting to troll yesterday and within 5 minutes had the oil light go on. Had just added oil so knew it wasn';t low. When I increased throttle to 3000 rpm the warning alarm went off but went on every time I was at low throttle although never went off...