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I have read that some people fill tanks and add Stabilizer others empty tanks... Would it not be best since my tanks are only 6 gallons to remove them from the boat completely for the winter? Probably a stupid question but had to ask. Thanks.
enggass wrote:
I have read that some people fill tanks and add Stabilizer others empty tanks... Would it not be best since my tanks are only 6 gallons to remove them from the boat completely for the winter? Probably a stupid question but had to ask. Thanks.
On my 15, I try to plan so there is as little gas left as possible, and run stabilizer in it as well so it gets into the fuel lines. I then remove my two tanks from the boat and empty the remainder into the can I use for the lawnmower. I also drain the external fuel filter. This has worked well for me for years (also in midcoast Maine BTW).
On a larger boat with built-in tanks, we just run the tank down as far as is practical (with stabilizer in it) and then refill it with fresh in the spring.
I have two Whalers with on-deck tanks, a Montauk with the original Tempo aluminized steel 12 gallon tanks, and an Outrage 21 with Moeller red plastic tanks, 18 & 12 gallon capacities.
First of all, on-deck tanks do not collect condensation like a built-in tank does, so no water separating fuel filters are needed. Since the engines are carburated 2-strokes, I run Stabil Marine 360 in mine all the time, to avoid carb varnishing, etc when not in use. So with this ethanol fuel treatment in the gas, nothing has to be done over the winter. In the Spring, for the first fill up, I use premium gas, either with or without ethanol, to bring the octane level back up on whatever was in the tank over the winter. I've been doing this for 50 years with no problems.
