Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I'm hearing some rather disturbing things about the addition of
ethanol to gas and in particular as it relates to boats.

One is having to flush tanks before using ethanol to get rid of any
sediment and water that may be lurking. Also that you need to keep
your tanks full to prevent the ethanol from picking up stray water
from condensation.

Anybody know anything about this?


I think it was last month that BoatUS had a artical about ethanol in
older fiberglass tanks. They were doing so testing that was not yet
finished.

The testing was prompted due to a high number of older boat having
engine failures with black sludge in the engine. They are suspecting
that the fibreglass is having some sort of reaction due to the ethanol.

The most failures were in the NY and upper North East with one in Calif.

You might find somthing on there web site about it if you look around.

Capt Jack R..

You know, all the preceeding discussion (?) aside.... I don't think I'm
going to be burning fuel of 85 % alcohol 15% gasoline in my FICHT.

YMMV?

Butch
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 06 Apr 2006 00:46:32 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:

Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
I'm hearing some rather disturbing things about the addition of
ethanol to gas and in particular as it relates to boats.

One is having to flush tanks before using ethanol to get rid of any
sediment and water that may be lurking. Also that you need to keep
your tanks full to prevent the ethanol from picking up stray water
from condensation.

Anybody know anything about this?


I think it was last month that BoatUS had a artical about ethanol in
older fiberglass tanks. They were doing so testing that was not yet
finished.

The testing was prompted due to a high number of older boat having
engine failures with black sludge in the engine. They are suspecting
that the fibreglass is having some sort of reaction due to the ethanol.

The most failures were in the NY and upper North East with one in Calif.

You might find somthing on there web site about it if you look around.

I don't have to worry about that because my tanks are poly and pretty
immune to that - I think.

Thanks for the heads up though.

Butch Davis wrote:
You know, all the preceeding discussion (?) aside.... I don't think I'm
going to be burning fuel of 85 % alcohol 15% gasoline in my FICHT.

YMMV?


The wiser choice, I'm sure..