Bertram33 User Forum

Even a "clean" tank will have some residue that the ethanol will scour from the tank walls. My fuel was also darker than I wanted and I had minor issues with idle speed. My tests on the tank material show that it will hold up for quite awhile as long as water is not present in large quantities. As far as I can tell, the water and ethanol will combine and permeate the gelcoat and cause severe blistering. I took over a year but the sample with large amounts of water in the gas blistered badly. E-10 only is still going strong. Ethanol takes the fun out of boating no matter what tank material you have. My 13' whaler has nothing but fuel problems on the 40 Suzuki. The fuel injection hates it.

quote:Originally posted by franklyprice Al, I know you are technically correct but in the only surveys I've had on my boat, both surveyors didn't even look at the tank. In fact the first one stated that the boat had two stainless gas tanks.. Can you remember having a surveyor look at a tank on your boat? Frank Price 1987 SF "Jeanne Claire" Rowley Ma [img]http://www.bertram33.com/photogallery/p ... Claire.jpg[/img] The survey I had done one on my boat right before I bought it, they surveyor man sure enough, got on his knees and tried find a label on the fiberglass tank, which I believe that I have none. He was very through.