tank full or empty over winter with reformulated gas??
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Interesting.
We just received a Tech Tip newsletter from a marine company on how to properly winterize your boat.
In the past, we've always had as little fuel as possible, but in the tech tip it indicatd to add a stabilzier to the existing fuel in your tank and then fill the tank all the way up during winter storage, so that condensation couldn't happen.
This conversation is saying the opposite.
Is there a right way or wrong way, or it is ones preference?
We just received a Tech Tip newsletter from a marine company on how to properly winterize your boat.
In the past, we've always had as little fuel as possible, but in the tech tip it indicatd to add a stabilzier to the existing fuel in your tank and then fill the tank all the way up during winter storage, so that condensation couldn't happen.
This conversation is saying the opposite.
Is there a right way or wrong way, or it is ones preference?
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Originally Posted by rastinger
Interesting.
We just received a Tech Tip newsletter from a marine company on how to properly winterize your boat.
In the past, we've always had as little fuel as possible, but in the tech tip it indicated to add a stabilizer to the existing fuel in your tank and then fill the tank all the way up during winter storage, so that condensation couldn't happen.
This conversation is saying the opposite.
Is there a right way or wrong way, or it is ones preference?
We just received a Tech Tip newsletter from a marine company on how to properly winterize your boat.
In the past, we've always had as little fuel as possible, but in the tech tip it indicated to add a stabilizer to the existing fuel in your tank and then fill the tank all the way up during winter storage, so that condensation couldn't happen.
This conversation is saying the opposite.
Is there a right way or wrong way, or it is ones preference?
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Interesting article I found on the net that may help with your decision.
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/myth_of_c...fuel_tanks.htm
http://www.yachtsurvey.com/myth_of_c...fuel_tanks.htm
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I've done it both ways with E10 (near-empty, full) and both methods worked fine. We've had E10 here in the midwest for years. I personally now run the tank down as low as possible before winterizing. That last tank is always treated with Sta-Bil. I then fill up in the spring and replace the fuel filter then, not in the fall.
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Run it down as low as possible. Aside from the problem with ethanol in the fuel, gasoline loses octane at a rate of about .5 a month, and even faster with ethanol. So if you fill up before winterization, use an octane at least 3 points higher than you need.
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