Johnny.....I operate on a 5 month use and 7 month storage schedule.
Manual says to treat gas and run for a bit and then fog cylinders.....which is exactly what the dealer does at the end of the season. And yes, this is a 4 stroke motor and no one confuses 2 stroke oil with 4 stroke.
In the spring I burn off the previous years treated gas and then change my water filter. Motor starts up right away and might smoke for a couple of minutes...but works well after warming up.

Stinky farts..

"What does his owners manual say about using the same 6 gallon tankfull
of gas over multiple seasons."


Why would I do that, Stinky? I make sure I burn off anything I have in the gas cans as we move through October.

On 5/25/2015 3:26 PM, True North wrote:
Stinky farts..

"What does his owners manual say about using the same 6 gallon tankfull
of gas over multiple seasons."


Why would I do that, Stinky? I make sure I burn off anything I have in the gas cans as we move through October.


I'm glad you learned your lesson. It pays to listen to us old salts

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Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

More like 'old ****s', Stinky.

On Mon, 25 May 2015 12:26:46 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Stinky farts..

"What does his owners manual say about using the same 6 gallon tankfull
of gas over multiple seasons."


Why would I do that, Stinky? I make sure I burn off anything I have in the gas cans as we move through October.

Earlier you said 'in the spring'.

Sounds like you're doing just what Username prescribed. Good for you.

See, you learned something.

Now stop your name calling. You're sounding like Krause or slammer.
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Guns don't cause problems.
Gun owner behavior causes problems.

Johnny...Johnny..
Stinky asked me about the 6 gallon "tank"....
I have a couple of 20 liter (or 5 US gallon) cans that I use up in the fall.
Earlier I talked about the boat's built in tank that holds about 15 'merican gallons.
That is the gas I burn up in the spring.
Clear enough for you or do I have to get your new recruit, Dickson, to explain it?

On 5/25/2015 4:56 PM, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 25 May 2015 12:26:46 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Stinky farts..

"What does his owners manual say about using the same 6 gallon tankfull
of gas over multiple seasons."


Why would I do that, Stinky? I make sure I burn off anything I have in the gas cans as we move through October.

Earlier you said 'in the spring'.

Sounds like you're doing just what Username prescribed. Good for you.

See, you learned something.

Now stop your name calling. You're sounding like Krause or slammer.

He's getting forgetful.One summer, long about the middle of August,
Donna solicited the group about what to do with last years gas which
remained in his gas tank. One could surmise that he was about to embark
on his first boating adventure for the season. Wheel bearings greased
and ready to Roll behind his high performance Rave 4. Out of the
kindness of our hearts we gave him proper advice about getting rid of
the old gas.

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Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

On 5/25/2015 5:12 PM, True North wrote:
Johnny...Johnny..
Stinky asked me about the 6 gallon "tank"....
I have a couple of 20 liter (or 5 US gallon) cans that I use up in the fall.
Earlier I talked about the boat's built in tank that holds about 15 'merican gallons.
That is the gas I burn up in the spring.
Clear enough for you or do I have to get your new recruit, Dickson, to explain it?

Ahhh. So it was the 6 gallon tank that you let winter over till late the
following summer. I don't recall mentioning the tank size, but
apparently you remember that discussion.

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Respectfully submitted by Justan

Laugh of the day from Krause

"I'm not to blame anymore for the atmosphere in here.
I've been "born again" as a nice guy."

On Mon, 25 May 2015 17:29:10 -0400, Justan Olphart
wrote:

He's getting forgetful.One summer, long about the middle of August,
Donna solicited the group about what to do with last years gas which
remained in his gas tank. One could surmise that he was about to embark
on his first boating adventure for the season. Wheel bearings greased
and ready to Roll behind his high performance Rave 4. Out of the
kindness of our hearts we gave him proper advice about getting rid of
the old gas.

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I've learned quite a few things from this group over the years,
especially when I was just getting started with a trailerable I/O and
power boats in general. We still have a fair amount of expertise here
but not like it used to be when we had guys that actually made a
living working on this stuff. I'm thinking specifically of people
like Wayne "Clams" Canino and Dave "Dave of the North" Brown from
Canada. I actually met Dave Brown once when we did a memorable cruise
on the Rideau Canal system back in the summer of 2000. It's hard to
believe that it has been 15 years.

True North wrote:
Johnny.....I operate on a 5 month use and 7 month storage schedule.
Manual says to treat gas and run for a bit and then fog
cylinders.....which is exactly what the dealer does at the end of the
season. And yes, this is a 4 stroke motor and no one confuses 2 stroke oil with 4 stroke.
In the spring I burn off the previous years treated gas and then change
my water filter. Motor starts up right away and might smoke for a
couple of minutes...but works well after warming up.

Why would you keep gas over the winter? When you cover the boat for
winter, pour the gas in the RAV4 from all the gas cans. Start new in the
spring. I have had problems with my boat and old gas after an extended
layup. But my tank is harder to empty. 70 gallons.