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02-28-2015, 01:04 PM
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If You Run a Gas Boat You Need to Take Action
We all know how E10 Ethanol is tough on gasoline marine engines. It does not store well, reduces fuel economy, ruins fuel system components, it separates, absorbs water etc....
There is now a move to go from E10, a 10% blend to E15, which would make it a 15% blend. If you're like me and think this is a bad move, please click the link below and voice your concern. https://www.votervoice.net/NMMA/Campaigns/38547/Respond
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02-28-2015, 03:29 PM
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Re: If You Run a Gas Boat You Need to Take Action
Brought this up years ago here, when the topic was being thrown around in the auto industry.
Still don't think it will happen. Or I should say, it MAY happen, but E-10 will still be readily available. Manufacturers claiming their cars wont run, damage to components will happen, etc etc.
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02-28-2015, 05:13 PM
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Re: If You Run a Gas Boat You Need to Take Action
Duff - I know you are a car guy... Is it me or did the fuel ecomomy on cars drop considerably when they started selling E10?
If that's the case, I can't even imagine what it did to fuel ecomomy on boats where the engines work twice as hard.
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02-28-2015, 05:32 PM
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Re: If You Run a Gas Boat You Need to Take Action
I noticed a drastic fall in my MPG many years back in winter like starting Jan 1st for several years and continuing to this day. I'm not quite sure but I heard at a particular time each winter the start oxygenating fuel. Is the correct?
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02-28-2015, 09:00 PM
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Re: If You Run a Gas Boat You Need to Take Action
Not 100% sure I but I think I remember reading that producing a gallon of ethanol is more damaging to the environment than a gallon of gas and requires more energy to make than it returns.
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02-28-2015, 09:39 PM
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Re: If You Run a Gas Boat You Need to Take Action
I was an auto tech for years.. Ethanol is 40% less efficient than gasoline... In other words, if you get 20 mpg in a car on 1 gallon of gasoline, you will only get 12 mpg on straight ethanol... So yes, you will get a mile or two a gallon less on 10% ethanol/gasoline , because 10% of the fuel in your tank has a 40% loss of efficiency.. I hope that makes sense... bob
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