Ethanol

Aquadeziac · 06-07-2007, 07:36 PM

First of all most all Marinas I've seen have 89 octane, which is equivelent to mid-grade on the road(regular being 87 octane). At one time I believe there were a very limited number of Marinas selling 93 octane. You might check that out. Anyone out there know? And the problem affects both 2 strokes & 4 strokes. ANYthing that is stored in an off season could be affected.....boats, motorcycles, RVs,lawnmowers, snowblowers, classic cars, home generators, farm equipment....the list is endless. And believe it or not, you can even see a visible change in as little as 3-4 weeks.

TomC · 06-08-2007, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

First of all most all Marinas I've seen have 89 octane, which is equivelent to mid-grade on the road(regular being 87 octane). At one time I believe there were a very limited number of Marinas selling 93 octane. You might check that out. Anyone out there know?

up until this year, my boat had a 4.3L Mercruiser that dieseled on after ignition cut off unless premium was in the tank. I got it at Y-Landing (merideth) and at Goodhue&Hawkins (wolfeboro) and the octane was 93...

RLW · 06-08-2007, 11:31 AM

What type of stabilizer are you all using in the new gas. I've heard the Stabl isn't good in it as it breaks down. Anyone heard anything as such. I have Googled and everything else and can't find a thing on it.

06-07-2007, 07:36 PM	#1
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	First of all most all Marinas I've seen have 89 octane, which is equivelent to mid-grade on the road(regular being 87 octane). At one time I believe there were a very limited number of Marinas selling 93 octane. You might check that out. Anyone out there know? And the problem affects both 2 strokes & 4 strokes. ANYthing that is stored in an off season could be affected.....boats, motorcycles, RVs,lawnmowers, snowblowers, classic cars, home generators, farm equipment....the list is endless. And believe it or not, you can even see a visible change in as little as 3-4 weeks. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

06-08-2007, 11:31 AM	#3
RLW Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Alton Bay on the mountain by a lake Posts: 2,023 Thanks: 563 Thanked 444 Times in 311 Posts	Question What type of stabilizer are you all using in the new gas. I've heard the Stabl isn't good in it as it breaks down. Anyone heard anything as such. I have Googled and everything else and can't find a thing on it. __________________ There is nothing better than living on Alton Mountain & our grand kids visits.