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Thanks, great advice. We are limited in our marina to 18ft boat and as long as we are living in our current location, we would not have plans to sell the boat. Will mainly use it for fishing and pulling kids on skis, probably 50 or so hours a season. But I agree, I would want to get the repair done as there is around 20gallons of fuel sitting in the tank which at this point is still most likely usable assuming repair is only hoses. My wife also does not like the idea of exterior canisters so we would have to make the change. We get a lot of chop here (St Lawrence river) so the extra weight might actually help (like on the days the kids want to ski but my back is saying no). Will probably stop at a weigh station to check weight, hopefully under 3500.