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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski
Congrats on the Dirty Shrimp Steve...
I would add Stabil on every fill up especially if you purchase fuel on land since they all contain 10% ethanol. Some marinas on the water sell Valve Tech fuels and in that case you don't need to use Stabil.
As far as oil, find out what the other guy was using and stick with it. If he used "whatever" I would suggest using the least expensive TCW3 rated oil you can find.
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This ^^^^^^is excellent input. I used Star-tron rather than Sta-bil, and over-dosed at every fill-up, which was every time we came back, we topped off.
An ounce of prevention against potential ethanol damage , etc....etc......
TCW3 is TCW3 as far as i'm concerned. Never had an oil-related issue
( did have an ignition computer problem ) and ran Walmart or West Marine ( on sale ) in a 150hp 2-stroke Zuke for 14 years.
I sold it and it's now 15 years old. Still running fine as far as I know. Haven't heard from the new owner in a while.
The Boat U.S. or Sea Tow insurance, including highway towing, as someone stated, is mandatory. It's a cheap investment, and you never know.
Good luck, & Tight lines.
Tom.
