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Article #85Re: Ethanol, or E10 - it will never be 'mates' with boats
From: Ceri Thomas
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:49
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:49
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CA3F57.D89330B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you have a point here?? If so please say it!! Your post below say = nothing and bounces around to way too many topics on gain enhanced = ethanol. "MyTravels" <MyTravels@Rogers.com> wrote in message = news:h9nmq5$df2$1@theodyn.ncf.ca... Do you have corn in gas tank ... probably? =20 What is everybody doing with their boats for winter storage? It seems = there are a few options:=20 - Make sure there is no ethanol in your gas (Shell says their V-power = gas is ethanol free) - Drain your gas tank before storing - Ignore the fact and hope for the best =20 Has any one used the new "Marine Formula STA-BIL Ethanol Treatment"? Can anyone find it? http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx =20 I have been told (translated: I don't have any facts) that it costs = more to get the corn out of the fields and processed than what the = farmers are getting thus the government is subsidizing the production of = ethanol. =20 Below is a link to an article describing the downfall factors of = ethanol for boaters. http://www.sail-world.com/news_printerfriendly.cfm?Nid=3D61595 ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CA3F57.D89330B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:o =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16890" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Do you have a point here?? If so please = say it!!=20 Your post below say nothing and bounces around to way too many topics on = gain=20 enhanced ethanol.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"MyTravels" <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:MyTravels@Rogers.com">MyTravels@Rogers.com</A>> wrote = in message=20 <A=20 href=3D"news:h9nmq5$df2$1@theodyn.ncf.ca">news:h9nmq5$df2$1@theodyn.ncf.c= a</A>...</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT = face=3DArial><FONT=20 size=3D2>Do you have corn in gas tank ... = probably?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT = face=3DArial><FONT=20 size=3D2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>What is=20 everybody doing with their boats for winter storage? It seems there = are a few=20 options: </FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>- Make=20 sure there is no ethanol in your gas (Shell says their V-power gas is = ethanol=20 free)</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>- Drain=20 your gas tank before storing</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>-=20 Ignore the fact and hope for the best</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>Has any=20 one used the new =93Marine Formula STA-BIL Ethanol = Treatment=94?</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT = face=3DArial><FONT=20 size=3D2>Can anyone find it?<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A=20 href=3D"http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx"><FONT = face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http://www.goldeagle.com/brands/stabil/default.aspx</FONT></A></= P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>I have=20 been told (<EM>translated: I don=92t have any facts</EM>) that it = costs more to=20 get the corn out of the fields and processed than what the farmers are = getting=20 thus the government is subsidizing the production of = ethanol.</FONT></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT = face=3DArial><FONT=20 size=3D2>Below is a link to an article describing the downfall factors = of=20 ethanol for boaters.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.sail-world.com/news_printerfriendly.cfm?Nid=3D61595"><= FONT=20 face=3DArial=20 = size=3D2>http://www.sail-world.com/news_printerfriendly.cfm?Nid=3D61595</= FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01CA3F57.D89330B0--
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