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Paul & Beth DeStefano
- Indialantic, FL
- United States
- Chaparral 230 SSI
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Bird Island Group
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The Dragon -- a piece of…
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Ethanol Gas in Boat Engines
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Ethanol Gas in Boat Engines
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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…
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.
Most importantly ... keep your tank(s) topped-off.
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.
This article is a good overview of the E10 dilemma: http://www.used-boats-canada.ca/item/ethanol-blended-fuel-and-boat-engines
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
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,
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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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I have some fresh water boating friends in Orlando.I will pass your original post to them. In case they left the local area. Which is probably the case. Others should do the same, maybe we can cover the state at least.
good luck,
Rob
We haven't heard anything. Please keep an eye out, but the chances of getting the boat back don't look good. I hear that there have been a lot of problems at Lee Wenner with theft, so everyone be careful if you put in or dock there.
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…
Janet and Dan,
What is the status on your boat? Have you heard anything?
I am still looking on the weekends.
Rob
"Thunder on the Beach" Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix at Cocoa Beach/ Port Canaveral
August 20, 2010 to August 22, 2010
Welcome Race Fans! August 20th - 22nd the 1st annual "Thunder on the Beach" Space Coast Super Boat Grand Prix is coming to Port Canaveral and Cocoa Beach! The race is offshore from the Pier to Lori Wilson park at speeds of up to 150 MPH!!! In the Co…
Henry,
Saw your boat heading in at the port Wednesday. We had been out to 8A and points north of there, not a lot of luck, Cuda and sharks. Was looking to see how you did Wednesday for comparison, I hope your report doesnt depress me too much.
Tim
In one of the blogs about the offshore races out of cocoa someone said the locks would be closing that weekend. just got off the phone with canaveral locks that closing has been postponed til january.
November 27, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm
The City of Cocoa is proud to announce its 17th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Indian River Boat Parade located in the Historic Cocoa Village. Last year’s event drew over two thousand spectators to watch the decorated boat parade, get a glimpse of…
Please post your photos from the event on the site! We want to know how it was!
