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I guess it was a little lumpy to start with and got better later in the day. There are a lot of Plaice this year, but the biggun's are hard to find.

Any engine built before 2011 will have issues, mainly corrosion in the fuel system, but also some may suffer head issues with burnt valves.

Bloody hell swampy, that looks terrible, in fact looking at that makes my colitis feel 99% better. Let the consultants decide bud, generally they know best. I hope you get better real soon.

Blow lamp and solder bucket terminal 👍

Maybe so, but it is out of context with my use of the term, Referring to the Urban dictionary,

But you still cant spell and your maths were inaccurate to a high degree, I have fired people for less. Plank in my book comes from 'as thick as a plank, just like 'a piece of bread short of a sandwich', or 'as thick as a donkey dongler' , unfortunately, you fit in all categories 🤣🤣🤣🖕

Listen plank, your English is as bad as your maths .............. they are feck'in LEEKS (Allium ampeloprasum) 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I will only probably use it from late Autumn through to early spring, I guess you will do the same ?

To treat 350L with additive will cost £19.95 To fill with fuel costing 10p/L more than regular fuel will cost £35. So, plank, Luke saves £15 and also fully protects his whole fuel system. 🖕

No, ffs, stop being a plank 🙄 it is £35 per tank for fuel that is 10p/L more expensive (350 x 10p = 3,500p = £35 The additive price is £12.99 / 227, which is 5.7p/L you are certainly very special Jon 🙄🤣

How the feck do you stay in business with maths like that 🙄 350L x 10p is £35 per tank, where as an additive comes out at 5.7p per L of fuel.

Yes, but with an additive you are protecting the whole fuel system and injectors against the unwanted effects of ethanol.

All petrol stations will be changing over to E10 by the end of Sept. you could fill with premium in the winter (staying E5) but the cost overhead on 700L is significant 😵‍💫 The quickstor additive does 227L per bottle and is about £12 - £14, so quite a cost effective solution.

The Mercury 150 is already designed to adapt to anything from 91RON ( standard fuel) to 95RON (premium fuel). I have used both in the past and the average fuel consumption remains pretty much the same @ 0.87L/Nm

No, I have a 90L under deck stainless tank. Most boats over 18 - 20ft will have built in tanks, but yes, portable tanks are not really an issue.

Yes, I guess they will, and boats that are not used over the winter will definitely have fuel issues next season !

E10 suddenly arrived at most of our local supermarket pumps about 2 weeks ago. My engine is 2019, so there is no issue in using it. My only concern is phase separation of the ethanol water content not binding to the fuel molecules over time. I probably use enough fuel in the summer for it not to be an issue, however, fuel usage in the winter is less certain, so some protection is needed. One solution would be to use premium fuel which is still E5. The other solution is to use a fuel additive which stops phase separation, and also stops corrosion of pumps and injectors. I have decided to go with E10 and use mercury quickstor fuel additive. The septics have had E10 for at least the last 10 years, so I will trust the American additive. Another additive that has a good reputation is Tech 4. I know that @Clinker has always used quickstor in his 225, with good results, but I am not sure if Andrew also uses premium fuel. So, what are you guys going to use to protect your fuel system ?

That means you would never post anything.🤣 The oxometer gave a reading of 100% bullshit on that post.👍🙄🤣

You know as much about corals as flying to the feck’in moon 🙄 We now all measure your posts with an oxometer, this device measures bullshit to a high degree of accuracy 🤣

What that, another stolen picture ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 If it is good enough for a marine aquarium, then it will be ok for the bilge, also the result can be compared to the sea water.

I am not a fan of taste testing bildge water 🤮🤢 You can measure the salinity with a refractometer, which can be bought for £12 - £15.

Garmin have some on their 'Learning Centre' https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?productID=86235&tab=videos

FTFY 🤣

With an older boat, it is probably rainwater. Have you had less bilge water during this recent dry spell ? To try and find out where rainwater is getting in can be a nightmare, especially on a 40 year old boat. Years ago I had a Shetland 570 (trailered) that I refurbished and every time it rained, there was quite a considerable water intake, enough for me to leave the bung out ! I sealed everything I could think of, but I never cured the problem, so I feel your pain Mike !

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