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Old 10-25-2006, 06:47 AM   #12
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We have had the ethanol fuel in CT for a couple years now. Last year I left about 20 gallons of fuel in my 100 gallon tank, and mixed in the stabilizer.

In the spring the boat ran fine (I added about 10 gallons of fresh fuel to it). I will say that you need to drain all gas out of the carbs. If you don't, the gas will evaporate and leave behind a powdery crud that WILL clog your jets when the boat is run in the spring. It took me two seasons to figure out that part.

I have the racor filter with the glass bowl. Leaving the tank 80% empty has not yielded any water in the racor yet. I do nothing to the vent. The boat is covered in a dark tarp, so it does heat up like a greenhouse on sunny days and cool down overnight. Not sure why I am not getting a water problem.

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