I’ve run in gas problems as well as others on the pier. I had to go 40 miles on the port
engine and through two lock and dams. I’m new to twin engine big
boats so it was a challenge. I learned first hand when
electronics sign off too. Fortunately I had the river maps. By carefully watching markers we managed until it got
pitch dark. Then seeing markers other than the few lighted ones was difficult. I had to read the
depth gage with a flash light.
Bad gas also stopped the
generator.
I got both motors running when we got home. Both fuel
water separators were full.. I saved the gas from the filters. You can see the
water then the phase separation level. With the real gas on top. These
tanks are baffled so it is impossible to put a hose into the filler other than the bottom of that section. Pumping this gas out and monitoring he phase separation will get most of it but as you go up on plane the bad stuff runs to the rear where the pickups are.
I’m going to make a purge system pulling fuel off at the pickup that I’ll operate at plane and just coming on plane. This should get most of it. Then the best that can be done is to add stabilizer and try to burn off the bad gas. Unfortunately it’s pullout time and I’m down to not more than two weeks in the water. I may be able to drain off some gas
on the hard stands if the bow is high enough.
I’ve been on the
boat in the last three weeks at night and the amount of
condensation is like rain. Everything gets wet.
According to the gas stations gas begins phase separation in tow to three months without stabilizer. It can’t be fixed so you either burn it or
pump it. All local
marinas sell only non oxy premium gas but it still has some ethanol in it so it will go bad in time.
Asking around, some fill the tank for
winter others drain the tanks. I’m not sure which is best.
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