If you decide to go with a new one if this doesn’t work out I can recommend Onlineoutboards.com. Posters here recommended them when I was looking last spring and they had the best price around plus free shipping. I had my new motor at the house and on the boat in less than a week.

Is the 2008 a 2stroke? If so I like that they’re lighter and more powerful but for me that doesn’t outweigh the benefits of having a 4 stroke.