When Congress passed the 2005 Energy Bill, the legislation included a mandate that oil refiners increase the percentage of corn-based ethanol they add to their gasoline products. Bill supporters ...

But outdoors folk who spend most of their time in wetlands (that's us) are becoming familiar with another one: Ethanol can pose a deadly, yet hard to stop, threat to your outboard. "It's not an ...

In 20 years fixing boat motors, Jim Parnell has never seen so many fuel pumps clogged with black dust and debris. The ethanol that pushed its way into Florida's gas tanks last year has rotted out fuel ...

Something was wrong with Sally Ann. ¶ For months, she sputtered and choked, and Barry Treahy’s remedies weren’t working. He kept changing her fuel filters. Then he rebuilt her carburetor. Finally, he ...

Aluminum fuel tanks can corrode in a marine environment, though much depends on how well they are protected belowdecks from salt water. Shielded from briny water, tanks can last forever, but on some ...

Own a boat long enough and you can't avoid at least some common mechanical pitfalls. Most are simple outdoor headaches easily and quickly dealt with. Others are more involved, and in the extreme can ...