On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:43:06 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:43:13 -0400, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote:

That's a recent article based on old data.

I'd like to see the new data! Even for folks not subjected to cold
temperatures, ethanol is just crap. (See Figure 2)
http://www.epa.gov/OMS/regs/fuels/rfg/waterphs.pdf

West Marine developed the following document in concert with what is
now "Growth Energy" (if you want to see a perfectly useless and fact
free website, theirs (GE) is perfection):
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...-Your-Boat.htm

I find NOTHING in that document that makes me believe that ethanol and
boats should ever mix.

Locally, we've had lawsuits regarding the *amount* of ethanol. Some
stations have been whacked for selling ethanol mixtures exceeding 50%!

Local dealerships and the Yamaha Factory Rep. are recommending AGAINST
using Sta-Bil.... except in the marinized formulations and then they
recommend Star-Tron and Valvtec over the Sta-Bil. I'm going to follow
their recommendations, after removing plenty of orange jello like goo
from my son's fuel system... I'm a believer. If you want Sta-Bil
cheap, come south.... every dealership has piles that are being sold
cheap and may go to the dump, if not bought....

Even the Senate is getting into the act:
http://www.bestofboating.com/2009/09...ll-916-09.html

Ethanol, and the people that have forced it on us, suck.

I agree with this post.
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John H