Public Apology to CMJ

I must make a public apology to Chris for holding him up at the boat ramp yesterday afternoon. When I got my boat on my trailer and was starting to get out, I noticed I had not disconnected the gas line before coming up to the ramp as I normally do when coming into the loading ramp area. I disconnected it immediately, but it then took a long time for the gas to run thru and the engine to stop (4 stroke), but I could not take the trailer and boat out of the water and off the ramp until the engine stopped running or I would have severely damaged my engine. Sorry Chris. I will make sure I am more attentive in the future. Paul

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Originally Posted by ibmack

I must make a public apology to Chris for holding him up at the boat ramp yesterday afternoon. When I got my boat on my trailer and was starting to get out, I noticed I had not disconnected the gas line before coming up to the ramp as I normally do when coming into the loading ramp area. I disconnected it immediately, but it then took a long time for the gas to run thru and the engine to stop (4 stroke), but I could not take the trailer and boat out of the water and off the ramp until the engine stopped running or I would have severely damaged my engine. Sorry Chris. I will make sure I am more attentive in the future. Paul

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With todays fuels I am not sure it is a good ideal to run them dry anymore. Ethanol draws moisture, residual fuel that don't burn up could cause a water build up, provided you are using standard pump fuel and not non ethanol.

I use only non ethanol in my small 9.8 Tohatsu 4 stroke engine.

Well at least you reached out to express regrets. Most folks say go #%*<+ yourself. I was at Illinois Bayou ramp yesterday and 5 drunken young guys all holding brewskis were trying to load ski boat. Pitiful


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Originally Posted by Lkconwayguru

With todays fuels I am not sure it is a good ideal to run them dry anymore. Ethanol draws moisture, residual fuel that don't burn up could cause a water build up, provided you are using standard pump fuel and not non ethanol.

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If ethanol "draws" moisture, I must be running on 52 gallons of water.

That is stand up to make an apology. We all have caused a hang up at a ramp at some point.

I was new to fishing lake d'arbonne once a few years ago and didn't know they had certain way they prefer you to park your truck and trailer. So someone left me a nice note on my windshield, if you get my drift. I too apologized on c.com but I have know idea who it was or if they ever saw it.