On 13 Nov 2004 09:32:02 -0800, (A.Z) wrote:

My question is about the effectiveness of stabilizer over a long
period of time.

My boat is normally stored from oct-nov to june-july. At the moment,
I have about 40 litres of 2 month old gazoline in the 100 litre tank.
Should I try to drain it and refill with stabilizer added to the gaz ?
Or should I just add fuel to fill the tank and assume that adding
stabilizer will properly treat all of the fuel for 8 months? The motor
is a 90hp Mercury 4-stroke.

AZ

I normally store my boat for 6 months over the winter. I always use a fuel
stabilizer/cleaner and add it during the months when I use the boat too.
Just to prevent gumup between periods of use.

Several years ago, I had a bad back problem and needed surgery. I never used
my boat at all that year. After 18 months of storage, I brought her back out
and she ran fine.

Most stabilizers are recommended for a year of storage. Typical is the
product listed below.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...roductId=72550



Regards
John S

I would rather be boating!