Putting a boat away for the winter - E-10 gas

3:32 PM Thu 9 Sep 2010 GMT

'Does your boat have E-10 gas in the tank? To avoid any problems over the long winter lay-up period, BoatUS says the tank should be filled to near its capacity.' BoatUS &copy Click Here to view large photo

Boaters and anglers will soon be putting away their boats for the season. But before they do, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has some tips learned from fuel industry insiders on how to store a boat with E-10 gasoline (containing 10% ethanol) over the winter. The Octane issue: Over long winter storage periods, E-10 gasoline loses octane at about the same rate as non-ethanol gasoline. So leaving the gas tank mostly empty - and then refilling in the spring in the hopes of 'refreshing' the fuel to regain any octane loss - is not necessary. However, a ...

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