[Rhodes22-list] The Curse of Ethanol

[marlangreen at gmail.com]

Hi all,

I bought my Rhodes last October. Fortunately, it had a very recently
purchased (2011) and little used Mercury 4 stroke. Over the winter I spoke
to several outboard mechanics about the ethanol issue and did some
research. I considered the fuel additive for ethanol, but in the end went a
different direction.

My current approach is to purchase aviation gas from a local regional
airport. It' runs $5 - $7 a gallon and sometimes even a bit higher, but it
has no ethanol in it. I feel like it is worth the money to prevent any
ethanol problems. Some marinas here on the Chesapeake are stocking a
similar gasoline that doesn't have ethanol. It has a specific name, but I
don't remember what it is called. Anyway, I just thought I would pass that
along.

Marlan
s/v Nautisaurus
Mayo, MD & Washington, DC
www.nautisaurus.com



On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 12:27 PM, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Georges,
>
> Ethanol dissolves rubber and plastic.  If the fuel tank and hose to your
> motor are 1984 vintage, change them to newer resistant items.
>
> Rick
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Carman George <
> carmangeorge1326 at hotmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> >
> >
> > My wife and I are new members and this is our first message.
> >
> >
> >
> > We own a 1984 recycled Rhodes 22 and are in our third season sailing the
> > top of Chesapeake Bay. Unfortunately, our Yamaha 4 stroke 9.9 HP has
> > experienced fouling issues apparently as a result of ethanol. The carb
> has
> > been cleaned and serviced twice this season and I have installed a 10
> > micron in-line fuel filter as well as Yamalube fuel additive to new fuel.
> > We took out the boat last Friday and the engine ran fine outbound for 20
> > minutes. On the return it kept cutting out every 30 - 45 seconds. Boat
> U.S.
> > ultimately had to tow us in (they did a great job).
> >
> >
> >
> > Has anyone experienced similar issues? The only thing left is have
> someone
> > professionally clean out the tank but that's all I can think of.
> >
> >
> >
> > The Rhodes is a fine sailboat but oh those engines and that lousy
> ethanol!
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Frank and Linda George
> >
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