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Hey Spare - my boat’s been sitting for at least three years and the non-ethanol gas (with stabilizer) may be five years old. How long is/was that gas good for?
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 Scott, Portland, OR '85 V-20 I/O, Merc 170
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06-25-2022, 08:14 AM
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about 6 months. Pump it out, run it in your lawnmower or use it to kill weeds, burn trash
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06-25-2022, 11:05 AM
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The last thing I want to do is take the dam thing apart again. I think I’m done boating forever! I’m tired of humping gas cans from the car to the boat. I’m tired of burning $50-$75 bucks for a few hours of drifting for shorts. I’m tired of running to and from the channel at no wake speed for 25 minutes to and from my slip. I’m tired of kayakers beating me to my spot because they paddle faster than this piece of sh!t boat runs wide open. I’m tired of cleanup at the dock after a couple hours fishing. I’m tired of having a motor so reliable that the $200 I spent on Seatow was a waste of good money. I’m tired of a$$holes waving as they pass because they think we all belong to a secret society because we all own boats. I’m tired of being the only boat on the water that has any idea what the crap I’m doing. I’m tired of paying $100 bucks to fill 4 gas cans when the same quantity of gas would have cost me $35 bucks under PRESIDENT TRUMP!!! I’m tired of having something to fix every time I go near the dam thing.
I’m sure there’s plenty I’m forgetting, but most of all….. I’m tired.
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hammer aint. stinkpot aint. sawdust aint. rainbow aint. maco sure as sh!t aint. randle? ha ha ha. 
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06-25-2022, 10:14 PM
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no Charlie, dont hold back, let us really know how you feel
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06-26-2022, 12:44 PM
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never, ever, ever, add up how much it cost to go boating
Charlie, in all honesty, you've done good, you got a boat up and running and useable, no its not the optimum set up, but it runs, it floats, its got you on the water. And you got it there on your own, be proud of that. Keep running the boat, get a gas dolly on wheels, or run portable tanks that make it easier to put fuel on the boat rather than pay on the water prices. I'm doing the same thing right now. The boat market is already dropping fast, keep your eyes open for a 150+ hp engine this fall, plan to repower this winter. Sell you 115 off to someone who needs a smaller engine. Keep refining the boat over teh winter. Take the time to get all that bottom paint off and repaint it with a fresh coat of hard paint this spring. Enjoy
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06-29-2022, 10:07 AM
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We cannot get e free gas here in NJ. (None that I know of at any rate) But I have to be honest. My 93 (Coffin cowl) Merc 200 runs fine on E10. I hate that I have to put it in her, but really what are my choices.... Sail or some kind of inboard diesel boat? I think it's time for the engine makers to step up to the plate and make engines that can handle E15. I mean, really... if you think about it.... cars run on E15 with no restrictions on the warrantee, so why not boat engines? Ya, I know... it corrodes aluminum..... so why not sleeve the cylinders with steel and coat the passageways with chrome? Any place that the $hit Ethanol can get to. There's no good reason it can't be done. Hell, make the entire engine out of Titanium and it will last forever.... it should only cost about 100K and everyone knows that boaters have unlimited amounts of money so that's no big deal... right?
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.
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