Minnesota Boat Nectar

[paultjohnson]

Im glad I have a gas station by my house that sells this stuff I never have fuel system probs.

 

[Boomyal]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Yep! I just found one of those stations near me in Vancouver WA. They had both regular and premium at about a 15% premium. I just stopped by there yesterday and they said they won't have premium again until the middle of November.

I filled up my work van and will check the mileage. I have a Toyota Van as well and when we had seasonal ethanol, that van would lose about 75 miles to the tank. When spring came and they removed the ethanol, the mileage would go right back up to normal.

This will be great to put in the boat at the end of the season and in my 65 Mustang that gets very little use.

 

[angus63]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Not aware of any fuel like that available near me. Gonna check it out! Thanks...

 

[paultjohnson]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Not aware of any fuel like that available near me. Gonna check it out! Thanks...

I believe its a Marathon Gas Station do u have those there?

 

[angus63]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Have not seen any...

 

[Gary H NC]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Just had a Marathon open near me....will check it out.

They are a US based company with headquarters in Findlay Ohio.
They do not buy oil from other countries!

I used to just see them in the Ohio area but glad they are expanding.
My Father run a Marathon station up north for years back in the 70's and 80's.
I met the President a couple years ago when i was doing Nascar Promotions.
They were a sponsor on the car i was hauling.
Nice guy,he remembered my father from years ago when they only had a few stations.
I have his personal email.... Just a little trivia on the company but good people!

 

[paultjohnson]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Just had a Marathon open near me....will check it out.

They are a US based company with headquarters in Findlay Ohio.
They do not buy oil from other countries!

I used to just see them in the Ohio area but glad they are expanding.
My Father run a Marathon station up north for years back in the 70's and 80's.
I met the President a couple years ago when i was doing Nascar Promotions.
They were a sponsor on the car i was hauling.
Nice guy,he remembered my father from years ago when they only had a few stations.
I have his personal email.... Just a little trivia on the company but good people!

Enteresting read... thanks for the post

 

[Brewman61]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

Do a google search on "non oxygenateed gasoline" or similar. There are several web sites out there that have lists of gasoline sellers that offer this type of fuel. Thankfully, there are several near my house.

 

[jkust]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

There's one by my house but is so busy, I'd never attempt to get a boat in there. Unfortunatly I do 99% of my boating up in northern mn where you'd think all the stations would have it but don't. Quite frankly I don't know that I'd see any benefit since I am filling up ever other day and the gas never sits except over the winter.

 

[Tahoejeep]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

We have several with those stickers here (Grand Rapids) but you have to look! The Holiday 2 blocks from me used to have it, but quit sometime this summer. They said the Holiday up town still has it (and they probably do) but if I'm going up town, I'll go to Jim's BP where I buy the rest of my gas. Now the truck stop in Swan River is a BP, but they DON"T have ethanol free premium.

I usually buy BP Silver for both my Jeep (5.7 hemi) and my wife's Grand Cherokee (4.7 V-8). It's acutally a 50/50 blend of regular and Gold, so I get half the ethanol.

 

[HT32BSX115]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

That's a good thing because it allows people with MOGAS STC's to use it in their aircraft.

The FAA prohibits the use of (alcohol) oxygenated gasolines in aircraft.....

Here's some info on ethanol fuels and the first link mentions Marathons non-ethanol gasoline marketing in some markets......

http://www.autofuelstc.com/autofuelstc/pa/Ethanol.html

http://www.autofuelstc.com/autofuelstc/pa/Mogas_FAQ.html


Cheers,


Rick

 

[tkrfxr]

Re: Minnesota Boat Nectar

This is good information...in my area there is no option but E10. Interesting how it is o.k. for aircraft to be exempt due to fuel system damage by the moisture-dragging ethanol, but boats have to suffer the consequences.


There should be some alternative, at least for winter storage, to permit the use of non-blended gasoline.