Does anyone treat their gas for the winter?
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Does anyone treat their gas for the winter?
I know on a runabout you treat the gas for the winter with Seafoam or other gas treaments. With the F44, there is over 350 gallons on board. Do you have to treat all that gas, if so how?
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Its july nobodys thinking winter , I would use startron and sta-bil if I winterize my boat , but I use my year round ( in Va.). they make a new sta-bil the made for the Gas with ethenal
http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/stabil_marine.htm
http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/stabil_marine.htm
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So how much would you have to use of that, cause most treatments I've seen takes a full bottle per 20-25 gallons. That would be a fortune to treat all 350 gallonsprowlersfish wrote:Its july nobodys thinking winter , I would use startron and sta-bil if I winterize my boat , but I use my year round ( in Va.). they make a new sta-bil the made for the Gas with ethenal
http://www.goldeagle.com/sta-bil/stabil_marine.htm
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sta-bil marine 32oz treats 320 gals . 32oz startron treats 520 gals
( if I only used 1 for stoarge I would use sta-bil )
unless you burn a full tank of fuel in a short time i would use it year round . cheap peace of mine IMO
( if I only used 1 for stoarge I would use sta-bil )
unless you burn a full tank of fuel in a short time i would use it year round . cheap peace of mine IMO
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Since the ethanol transition a few years ago, I've been running the tanks low at the end of the season. I add Stabil before winterizing the engine to treat the fuel line and carburetor. After the engine is winterized, I siphon the tank dry. I can do that by disconnecting the hose from a seacock and passing the siphon hose through the hull. I siphon the gas into 5 gallon cans underneath the boat - which I then pour into my Ford Expedition. Of course on my F26 we are only talking about a 75 gallon tank. I've had no fuel issues at all during the last two seasons. I usually open up the water separator mid season to check for water. Before I started draining the tank, I used to find a few ounces of water in the separator at mid season. Since I've been draining the tank, I've found no water there at all.
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I use Sta-bil in every thing I have. It is much cheaper and easier than trying to clear all the gum out next spring. Old, stale gas can also burn holes in your pistons. Buy the red automotive type...the marine blue stuff is priced as most 'Marine' products are.
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sweet 44 you have.my gas is always treated in the winter,and you dont have to have full tanks.this year i had 1/4 tanks
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I use Startron every time I fill up, at the end of the year since the fuel is already treated I will just add some additional treatment to ensure I don't have a problem. Also, I leave my tanks at whatever level they are at but chose to leave them low since the ethanol has been introduced.
Last I asked it was $7.00 a gallon to get rid of bad fuel, that plus the $5.00 price to buy it makes 1 gallon of bad fuel worth 1 bottle of startron.
I keep the startron handy and use it in all my home equipment also, when I fill up my 5 gallon can for use in the lawnmower etc I just add it so I never have to worry about winterizing the lawn equipment.
Last I asked it was $7.00 a gallon to get rid of bad fuel, that plus the $5.00 price to buy it makes 1 gallon of bad fuel worth 1 bottle of startron.
I keep the startron handy and use it in all my home equipment also, when I fill up my 5 gallon can for use in the lawnmower etc I just add it so I never have to worry about winterizing the lawn equipment.
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