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[fund razor]

We ran the boat Sunday. Maybe one more ride this year.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Been cold the last few days. Highs in the 80's, Brrrr. Had to put on socks. A day or two in long pants. Back in shorts today.

Due for a boat ride. Sitting on about 40 gallons of 3 weeks old fuel.

 

[Bobcat]

-1MPH!:toetap05:


Mornin Ho's!:seeya:

Talk about self control ! I worked next to this full cooler of Ice cold Beer for 7 Hours....Then to celebrate My restraint....I drank every Beer in there:biggrinjester:

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Nice

 

[Bobcat]

Mornin Ho's !:seeya:


Time to Deck ...er Trex, this thing out....I've never used the Clip System before....let's learn together.

 

[fund razor]

Fock. It's 36 degrees here this morning. Gonna have to get this dam thing winterized.

I have been putting the boat in unheated indoor storage, covered, with a full tank. This year I am thinking about emptying the tank. As you may recall, the tank is a 2010.
My rationale was preventing condensation. But I pump a bunch of it out in the spring and run it in cars. Stupid ethanol.

 

[Blue Oval]

Servicing tomorrow, going to be 70. Would be nice to get one more ride in, but they are calling for 20 mile pr hour winds. With rain on Sunday.

 

[Ratickle]

Fock. It's 36 degrees here this morning. Gonna have to get this dam thing winterized.

I have been putting the boat in unheated indoor storage, covered, with a full tank. This year I am thinking about emptying the tank. As you may recall, the tank is a 2010.
My rationale was preventing condensation. But I pump a bunch of it out in the spring and run it in cars. Stupid ethanol.

Empty it out and fill it with 93 Rec Fuel. There has to be a station by you somewhere?

Actually, Jim Mobilemercman, what do you recommend? You winterize a lot of boats.

 

[fund razor]

Empty it out and fill it with 93 Rec Fuel. There has to be a station by you somewhere?

There is 91 non-ethanol about a 20 mile tow away. That's it other than marinas with 89.

 

[fund razor]

Actually, Jim Mobilemercman, what do you recommend? You winterize a lot of boats.

Yeah... he's been getting bugged by me pretty regularly this week.

 

[Wrinkleface]

Cedar Point bound in a buck 15!!!!:hurray:

 

[fund razor]

Gonna be in the neighborhood.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Empty it out and fill it with 93 Rec Fuel. There has to be a station by you somewhere?

Actually, Jim Mobilemercman, what do you recommend? You winterize a lot of boats.

The old recommendations of filling tanks for storage was for pre ethanol fuels. Fuel without ethanol does not absorb moisture from the air. The idea was to fill the tank to leave less room for condensation.

Ethanol acts like dry gas. Absorbing moisture. It will absorb it until it can not hold it suspended any longer before it separates. AT which time the fuel is cloudy and junk. Cars have sealed fuel systems boats are vented. EFI engines are designed to run on junk fuel and can in many cases protect them selves. Carb engines blow up from bad moisture laden fuels.


Ethanol fuel is only good for about 30 days. Run it down stabilize whats left. Allowing space to add fresh fuel in spring. Any fuel even if its stabilized is not what it was after 6 months. Stabilizer helps but it does not guarantee you will not have issues. If you know it is going to sit 6 months or more. I would suggest pumping it dry before adding stabilizer with non ethanol fuel. Mercury used to recommend all ethanol fuel be removed for storage. It is hugely impractical in most boats . They have since relaxed their procedure. I suspect largely because there are very few carb engines still in production.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

If you can buy non ethanol fuel take the time to get it. Stabilized ethanol free fuel lasts much longer.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

Very hard to find ethanol free fuel here. Is rec fuel ethanol free?

You can buy it in gallon cans at Hardware stores here. I have learned weed eaters and the like will not warranty engines run on ethanol.

 

[fund razor]

I buy Trufuel at the home center to run in my small engines. I run regular gas in my snowblower and mower, powerwasher, etc.
Off season, I drain them and pour a little Trufuel, run them a minute, and leave the Trufuel in the lines and carbs.

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

I run TruFuel in my new weed eater too. I will be using it this season for winterizations. Previously I have been using race fuel. For those willing to pay I will drain fuel from engine and run that thru it while I flush, run and fog them.

Our lay up period here for some is zero, non more then 3 months. Few actually care enough to have this done.

 

[fund razor]

My season is pretty much 4/30-10/30

 

[Bobcat]

Mornin Ho's!:seeya:

I'm constantly telling People to buy the ethanol free Gas for their Generators:beatdeadhorse5:

First time I ever used this stuff on a Deck...I like it

 

[sonicss31]