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Re: lv-ab: Problems ethanol fuels

From: Lew Hodgett (no email)
Date: Tue Aug 01 2006 - 13:16:09 EDT

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     wrote:

    > Well according to several listees on another list and Boat US
    reports and at
    > least two insurance company's the ethanol attacks the resin,
    softens it up
    > and you now leak all over.

    <snip>

    Which is one of the reasons why "tank resin" is used.

    Now if the builder cut a few corners to save a few $, that's another
    issue.

    Lew
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