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Paul & Beth DeStefano
  • Indialantic, FL
  • United States
  • Chaparral 230 SSI
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Ethanol Gas in Boat Engines
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Plastic tank. Fiberglass would deteriorate and I believe that aluminum oxidizes. Not iron oxide rust but oxidation nonetheless. Boats made after 1994 are supposed to have ethanol compatible gas tanks. Do you agree? Do you replace the water separatio…
12 hours ago
Do you have an aluminum gas tank? I believe most chaps do. I have twin vp 4.3's aluminum tank, no problems at all with ethanol.
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Most importantly ... keep your tank(s) topped-off.
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Thanks. I think I will use the ethanol since the engine is a 2003 but will ensure I have a 10 micron, water separating fuel filter inline with spares as suggested.
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This article is a good overview of the E10 dilemma: http://www.used-boats-canada.ca/item/ethanol-blended-fuel-and-boat-engines
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I own a 2003 Chaparral with 5.7L Volvo Penta engine.  Does anyone know if using 10% ethanol fuel (E10) will cause any problems?  Very tempting due to lower cost per gallon by over $1.20 compared to marina fuel.   Paul  
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I have never been up to Ski Island. Do you have GPS coordinates so I can find it? I would greatly appreciate that. Paul
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At 10:11pm on March 16, 2010, BoatFlorida.com said…
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At 9:41am on February 25, 2009, Trina and Joe Fard "Serenity II" said…
Thanks for adding us! See you on the water soon!
At 8:11am on February 13, 2009, DaveandDanielle said…
Paul & Beth, Thanks for the info, we live in Orlando so Sebastian is a bit too far to keep it there. Plus we only pay 64.00 a month right now which is a pretty hard number to beat for boat storage. BTW we love the sandbar down at the inlet, we hope to make it down for a weekend sometime this year. Hope to catch you two, up at ski Island one of these weekends
At 7:50am on December 29, 2008, David Falabella said…
It's me Paul ... the only Falabella that works for LM, let alone Orlando
At 11:43am on December 14, 2008, Bob Keesee said…
Great Idea. I like Sunset and whatever the new restaurant is called directly across the Banana River from the Sunset.
 
 
 

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