[Public-list] Ethanol and Fiberglass tanks

[George Dinwiddie]

FWIW, after a brief scan of 
http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42 it 
looks like the primary problem is mixing MTBE and Ethanol.

Elaine and Brian Timmins wrote:
> In New York, it used to be from October 15 to March 15. In 2005, it 
> stayed that way all year.
> Brian  ex#497
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Dinwiddie" 
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Ethanol and Fiberglass tanks
> 
> 
>> I'm not sure, but I think that gasoline for road vehicles sometimes 
>> contains alcohol in the winter to oxygenate the gasoline.
>>
>> C.B. Currier wrote:
>>> Greetings and Happy New Year,
>>> I just recieved Don Moyers response to a survey he did on Atomic 4's 
>>> with Fiberglass fuel tanks. It seems that ethanol in the role as an 
>>> addative to
>>> gasoline will create a sludege then create holes in the tank as the
>>> ethanol breaks down the tank.
>>> I for one have a fibergalss tank in Infinity. I was not looking 
>>> forward to
>>> doing a tank replacement as it has been a very reliable and clean tank.
>>>
>>> however does maryland gasoline have ethanol in it yet? I see it was
>>> legislated as an option but am unsure to it's status.

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