2 or 4 Cycle Boat Motors

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000][#000000][quote fish_hntr]Oh, and make sure you only run ethanol-free gas in the boat from new, you can find your nearest pump here [/#000000][url "http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=UT[/quote]I"][url "http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=UT[/quote]I"][font "Comic Sans MS"][/font][/url][font "Comic Sans MS"][url "http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=UT"]http://www.pure-gas.org/index.jsp?stateprov=UT[/url] [/quote][/font][/#800000][/font]
I[/url] can't speak for any other motor brand other than Mercury. My last motor was a Mercury 75 Optimax (2-stroke) that I ran on ethanol for 11 fishing seasons and put over 900 hours on it. Murcury told me in 2005 when I bought it that it was safe to burn ethanol in all their motors at that time. The same is true today.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I will agre that it is best to use ethanol free gas in small engines such as quads, snowmobiles, weed whackers, lawn mowers, snow blowers, etc. But my new boat will be run on 87 octane ethanol from day one. Mercury outboards have been using ethanol proof components in their products for years. I would be very surprised if the same isn't true of the other Mfg of outboards. But that is just me.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]I'm waiting to hear back from ThunderJet about the components they put in their boats to get the fuel from the gas tank to the motor but would assume they are ethanol friendly/approved as well. If I hear differently about that, I will report back here.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]If your boat motor is more than a dozen or more years old, then ethanol free gas is a good idea. If your buying a new Mercury motor, the added cost of ethanol free gas would be an unneeded expense that could be better used to buy more do dads for the boat and new fishing gear. [][/#800000][/font]
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