Gas- Be Careful!

Good morning to all-

I hope you fellers are all doing well today- I hear it's getting hot out there in the Valley. Imagine that.

Anyway, here's a little heads up that I am sure you all know- as I did- but sometimes neglect.

I took my old fishing boat out for a run last week, and it started and ran like a champ- for about three minutes. then it just slowed and slowed then quit on me. would not restart. Hell of a paddle back to the ramp, I'll tell you. So I took the rig back to the repair shop and we started in on it. When we took the gas line off and pumped a little bit of the brand new from the station gas- there aren't that many places around here to find non-ethanol gas for outboard motors- and fellers, that "new" gas looked like someone had poured a quart of milk in the gas tank. Water, and lots of it in the gas tank. We emptied out the tank- glad it was a six-gallon tank and not one of those monster tanks on big old boats- cleared the gas line and put a little fresh non-water gas. Motor started and it's been running every since.
So, the lesson learned- Just because the gas is supposed to be fresh and good and non- contaminated, don't assume that's so...

and the other lesson? Outboards don't run worth a damn on water...

you all be safe and keep well- Ed