do you use dry gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

[dkorzun21]

do you use dry gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

 

[JoLin]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

What's drive gas?

 

[OldePharte]

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Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Since ever that I can remember, we have always used what was in the tank from the previous year. Never really had any real issues on using it the next summer.

 

[a70eliminator]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

I put mine up with a full tank in October, went out Saturday and burned through about half of it and she run fine all afternoon.

 

[Summer Fun]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

This is the only stuff i use in my tug for the winter layups.
When I awaken her in the spring I've never had a problem.

 

[Tig]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

I dump remaining gas in my truck or lawn mower at the end of the season.

 

[Summer Fun]

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Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Tig, I can't do that !! . I have 2 100gal gas tanks.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

The term is "dry gas" which was a product created years ago for use in the winter to remove moisture from fuel to prevent gas line freeze. With the alcohol content in fuel today it is not needed. What you should be using is a product like SeaFoam or Stabil. It should also be added in the fall before storage. You then let the engine run long enough to get the stuff into the entire fuel system. Then put the rig to bed for the winter. Adding something in the spring will not make new gas out of old gas.

 

[JoLin]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

The term is "dry gas" which was a product created years ago for use in the winter to remove moisture from fuel to prevent gas line freeze. With the alcohol content in fuel today it is not needed. What you should be using is a product like SeaFoam or Stabil. It should also be added in the fall before storage. You then let the engine run long enough to get the stuff into the entire fuel system. Then put the rig to bed for the winter. Adding something in the spring will not make new gas out of old gas.

Duh- brain dead here. "Dry Gas" didn't even click.

+1

 

[JimS123]

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Duh- brain dead here. "Dry Gas" didn't even click.

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No, not brean dead, just cornfused like me.

Dry gas is for sub freezing winter temps, not needed in the spring. (even if it WAS needed now....but funny thing is they still sell it!)

Drive gas is whats in the tank to make the boat drive. Or is it?

Can't be a typo cause it was typed twice. The OP needs to clarify.

 

[skargo]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

This is the only stuff i use in my tug for the winter layups.
When I awaken her in the spring I've never had a problem.

I use the blue version for winter layup.

And I add Startron to each fillup,

My 60 gallons of winter fuel is long gone.

 

[Summer Fun]

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I'll switch over to the Stabil blue version. I still have a case of the Stabil red version left.

 

[gstanton]

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Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Have you seen the price of Sta-Bil lately? If you have a case of it, I'd use it sparingly (ie: correctly) before I'd purchase anything new.

I don't use any kind of fuel additive in any of my toys. Just top it off and put it away. Of course my BIL swears by it, and ANYTIME something goes wrong, he crows about using the stabilizer. Even if it is a drive belt gone bad!

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

when gathering opinions on this, remember that gasoline has changed, with more ethanol added, so what used to work isn't necessarily relevant.

 

[This_lil_fishy]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

I use the Stabil ethanol treatment all year and the stabilizer for winter. Only because it can go several weeks without use even in the summer. Heck I haven't even pulled her outta the garage yet this year.

Ian

 

[Bluegills Unlimited]

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

Re: do you use drive gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

I use STABIL in the boat in the winter and the sleds in the summer, no problems yet!

 

[JimS123]

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Some people think that using Stabil is NOW necessary because of ethanol fuel. Not true. It was always needed.

I bought my first new boat over 40 years ago and stabilizing the gas for the winter was recommended in the owner's manual even back then.

And over 50 years ago it was known that gas went bad in a short time because my Dad always DRAINED the mower and other equipment when it was put up for the season.

 

[cribber]

Re: do you use dry gas after your boats been siting for the winter?

My boat rarely sits long enough to use Stabil since we're out most weekends even in the winter.

 

[180shabah]

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My boat rarely sits long enough to use Stabil since we're out most weekends even in the winter.

Show Off!!

 

[mphy98]

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Show Off!!

Ditto