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29-01-2013, 02:06 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
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Boat name: Renegade
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Important Fuel info
http://realfastmarine.com/warning-e1...-boats-engine/
this can affect your cars too. even E10 can cause problems.
Please pass this around.
Paul
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29-01-2013, 08:03 AM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
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Interests: Winning races
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Originally Posted by Renegade
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It should be noted that whilst this is an american article we are not immune to ethanol and its effects in the UK although I believe it needs looking into separately.
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29-01-2013, 09:03 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
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Location: london
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Ethanol is being used in this country.
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29-01-2013, 01:23 PM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
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Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Renegade
Ethanol is being used in this country.
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Sorry I thought I had implied that - the levels at the moment aren't as serious as the amount they are putting into US fuel but certainly will have more of an impact than currently if they put more in - most modern cars should be immune but some types of GRP tanks may suffer and as pointed out in the article higher concentrations can potentially cause corrosion.
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29-01-2013, 03:39 PM
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Registered User
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Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
Posts: 2,330
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookee
Sorry I thought I had implied that - the levels at the moment aren't as serious as the amount they are putting into US fuel but certainly will have more of an impact than currently if they put more in - most modern cars should be immune but some types of GRP tanks may suffer and as pointed out in the article higher concentrations can potentially cause corrosion.
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Oh i see. got ya. Some petrol stations are using higher ethanol amounts in lower grade fuel and even some fuel hoses break down with this. I just thought i would share the info as i have had some issues myself.
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29-01-2013, 04:00 PM
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Captain slow
Country: england
Location: surrey
Boat name: terminal velocity no.120
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BP ultimate and Esso super don't have ethanol added in the uk,except for the south west of England(Devon & Cornwall) which has 5% added.
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29-01-2013, 06:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by andymac
BP ultimate and Esso super don't have ethanol added in the uk,except for the south west of England(Devon & Cornwall) which has 5% added.
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Any reason that Devon / Cornwall are different (boats in Devon!)
Also does this mean supermarkets buy fuel cheap on market and will be first to sell 10% then 15% ethanol?
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29-01-2013, 07:00 PM
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Captain slow
Country: england
Location: surrey
Boat name: terminal velocity no.120
Boat make: phantom20
Engines: 2.5efi smillin jack
Cruising area: solent
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Location: surrey
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Dunno mate,just googled ethanol in uk fuel.there's pages on it.all I know is I will be using BP ultimate in the future.
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29-01-2013, 07:31 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: london
Occupation: Powerboat Skipper
Interests: Boats , bikes!
Boat name: Renegade
Boat make: GPV-RENEGADE
Engines: 150 HO etec
Cruising area: Thames, south coast, anywhere!
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: london
Posts: 2,330
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Tesco high grade is very good.... i have been told by someone in the know.
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30-01-2013, 07:49 AM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
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If you are an oil burner I'm told that red diesel is less likely to have any nasties in it - ethanol also attracts water ..........
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30-01-2013, 08:18 AM
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Moose
Country: Jersey C I
Location: Jersey
Occupation: Thread stripper
Interests: Winding up Donkeys
Boat name: Venom
Boat make: 1990 Phantom(what else)21
Engines: Mariner 225 opti
Cruising area: Channel Islands/France
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookee
If you are an oil burner I'm told that red diesel is less likely to have any nasties in it - ethanol also attracts water ..........
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The problem there is they are starting to add biodiesel which has its own problems. Many boaters will have suffered from bug to some extent, but biodiesel can grow something like 1000 times the variety of bug 'standard' diesel can produce. We get a lot of visiting charter yachts from France, and last year saw a marked increase in the number of breakdowns through bug related issues. Investigation as to way suggests it's due to biodiesel being added to their fuel - SO BEWARE!!!
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