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			I almost burned up my Yamaha due to Ethanol. It ate up my fuel lines from the inside and trash from that leaned out the bottom 2 cylinders. Luckily I caught it in time. One thing I will say though is the boat was much more fuel efficient with ethanol vs non ethanol.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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			But....but....How will the big giant farming conglomerates make enough money to survive without us buying ethanol and them getting subsidies from our taxes? 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			 
		
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			I haven't even considered this. I have an old, carburated 2-stroke (150 Black Max)...  How can I tell if I'm putting harmful fuel in her when I gas up? What additives should I consider to help curb damage?  I currently use Sta-bil and Sea Foam on every fill.  
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Both of those additives are an alchol based additive making erhanol problems worse imo. I used star tron in mine, and sea foam was a shock only type of treatment. I now use ethanol free, and no more worries.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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	2011 SUNDANCE B20CCR SKIFF, 2011 YAMAHA 90HP 4 STROKE, 2011 KARAVAN SINGLE AXLE ALUMINUM TRAILER, LOWRANCE ELITE-7 HDI, MINN KOTA RIPTIDE TROLLING MOTOR 2000CC HYDRA-SPORT 225+HP EVINRUDE SOLD ![]() AND THE PINK JEEP!!!! R.I.P. http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ad.php?t=11664  | 
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 Fortunately we have 2 close by stations that sell it at a pretty good price. Usually $.40-.50 more /gal. then ethanol. 
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