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  1. 02-22-2011, 01:48 PM #1
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    I bought my first boat late in the season last year. It has a two stroke 50 that mixes the oil on its on. After burning a few tanks of gas through it a put it up intending on running it again but never got around to it. My question is should I drain the tank and start over before running it? It has been in there since last october. I put some marine stabil in it when i filled it up the last time. I dont think it has any ethanol in the gas but I cant be sure.
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    It will prolly be ok to run it ifn it was ethanol free. But on the flip side, it won't cost much to drain it and start fresh.
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    Thanks for the help!!
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    Ethanol or not as long as it ad stabil in it your fine.
    If the fish aren't bitting just remember your not at work ! :D
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    Run it, that gas is still good to go with the stabil in it. I've used gas that was treated a year before, and no problem's with stabil.

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    Thanks for the replies yall. I went and ran if a few minutes at a pond by my house to make sure everything was working good before I drove it to a lake. After putting the boat on the trailer, I pulled the plug and water came out. I guess now I will be making a trip to basspro to get it checked out. yeehaw
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    Let the boat dry put the plug in and put about 2 inches of water in the boat and look for a leak
    If the fish aren't bitting just remember your not at work ! :D
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