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I posted the following recently and I know that many of you don't have any idea why you should pay much attention to anything other than who sells the cheapest gas. I found the following link
on boatest.com and I think it is a worthwhile read to help put the rest of our Blog in context. There is much more to it than that but it does help to understand a little better and any of you that would like more information on this subject just let me know. It always helps to have an objective third party explain why something you are selling is so important. FYI if you have ethanol gas in your tank already, our gas will actually help get you get it out. Exception being that at some point you actually have to drain the tank. About that point your engine is ruined.
Deep Creek Marina uses a superior MTBE
(methyl tertiary-butyl ether) gasoline
instead of the traditional ethanol blended
gasoline. This fuel burns more efficiently
and is much less corrosive on engine parts.
The fuel is also treated with BG #202
Supercharge and BG Fuel Drier #280. This.gif)
fuel additive package keeps fuel free of
moisture that can cause damage to boat
engines. This helps secure the reliability of
a manufacturer’s warranty.
The fuel tanks at Deep Creek Marina are
tested once a month by BG professionals
to ensure their additive mixtures are at the
proper ratios for the best performance in
your boat engine.
Problem: Residues from
commercially available gasoline will
accumulate in intake manifolds, on
valves and in ports of modern
engines. These deposits will interrupt
the critical fuel/air ratio that is vital
to efficient operation of the engine.
This can cause severe driveability
problems such as rough idle, loss of
power, reduced fuel mileage and
increased exhaust emissions.
Solution: BG Supercharge® II is a gasoline
supplement that will keep the entire fuel system
clean and free of deposits. It contains special
stabilizers which prevent fuel oxidation, gum and
varnish formation, thus providing excellent fuel
storage stability.
Problem: Modern automotive and
watercraft fuels are susceptible to
contamination and moisture accumulation
formed during
fuels stored for weeks at a time or
longer. Untreated, this moisture can
contribute to corrosion of the fuel
system, erratic engine operation,
and the growth of microorganisms,
which can plug fuel filters.
Solution: BG Fuel System Drier for gasoline
engines contains a safe and effective chemistry that
absorbs moisture and allows it to be harmlessly burned by your engine.
Water absorption and then phase separation has been a monumental problem with boat engines over the past few years as gasoline companies are forced to formulate gasoline with higher amounts of ethanol added. Untreated gasoline starts to degrade within weeks and the average boater lets fuel sit in their boat for long periods of time even during Spring, Summer, and Fall boating seasons and unknowingly harm their engine with degraded fuel.
BG is the leader in fuel system treatment and cleaning for fleet vehicles, automotive dealerships, municipalities, and now marinas. BG invented the tool that many engine manufacturers recommend to perform fuel injection cleaning ( at the dealerships) and are considered the leader in both the maintenance and cleaning of your engine and its entire fuel system. We will try to keep our fuel priced as competitively as possible, but the overall savings to your engine could be the difference in catastrophic failure and a well running engine. Our own Frank experienced a catastrophic failure of his own Florida based boat by using untreated gasoline just last fall. Luckily the insurance company did cover the expense, but it is not generally a repair bill that is covered by warranty or by insurance if you have allowed your boat engine to degrade by not using the proper gasoline. It matters little to them that you buy it from a reputable gas station. Manufacturers are now often requiring fuel samples when a major engine failure has occurred and will absolutely deny warranty claims if there is water in your fuel.
Question and answer
How could I have water in my fuel?
Water gets in your fuel in several ways. One, through the transport trucks. Resellers have little to no control of this and it is simply going to happen in small amounts.
Natural condensation occurs resulting in moisture in your tank from the heating and cooling of the air temperature, you can do nothing about this other than always keep your fuel tank as full as possible and either treat your fuel yourself or buy treated fuel.
Todays ethanol blended fuels have several drawbacks, especially for boats that tend to sit for long periods of time relative to automobile engines. These modern fuels not only start to degrade within two weeks untreated, they actually pull water from the air which leads to phase separation. once phase separation has occurred it may or may not be possible to bring back your gasoline to a state that your engine can burn safely depending on how much water/moisture has been pulled in to the fuel.