Old Gas - What to do?

[Serenity Now]

Alright, I'll start off admitting I haven't had my boat out of storage for 2 years. I know, I know - got caught up in a tough patch of life. Anycase, sitting on 3/4 tank of 2 year old gas that I don't want to feed my 2007 225 Verado. Traveling back to MN in a few weeks for a long fishing trip, should I pump it out or poor a bunch of Sea Foam in it and fill the rest of the tank with Non-Ethanol fuel? It's Non-Ethanol fuel in it now and the engine was winterized in 2010 before being winterized and mothballed.

[REW]

Pump it out and put it in your car or your truck.
Gas is gas is gas.

Good luck
REW

[I Fish Therefore I Am]

Rew,

How can I pump out the gas safely? I have a 20 foot glass boat. I checked the ethanol content the other day and it was 8%. Just curious how to pump it out without disconnecting my main motor. I have great access to my tank that has duel lines for the kicker.

[McLoki]

I plan to use something like this at the end of every season rather than leave large amounts of gas in the boat.

I plan to pump it straight into the car (or truck). Will not get every bit of fuel, but will get most of it. Fill it back up next season and i should be good to go. (obviously, this will take care of the tank - I have to deal with the motor before it goes into storage).


Michael

[peter8]

Fish I Am, I just pumped the gas out of a Lund. All I did was disconnect the fuel line from the engine, Parked the boat on an incline, Pumped the primer bulb to get it going and had empty gas cans ready. It worked great, I had the floor panel out so I could see when the tanks were empty(both main&reserve). Then I refueled w/ non E premium and a can of Sea Foam.

[Serenity Now]

Originally Posted by peter8

Fish I Am, I just pumped the gas out of a Lund. All I did was disconnect the fuel line from the engine, Parked the boat on an incline, Pumped the primer bulb to get it going and had empty gas cans ready. It worked great, I had the floor panel out so I could see when the tanks were empty(both main&reserve). Then I refueled w/ non E premium and a can of Sea Foam.

Honestly never thought of this route. I was preppared with the floor panel off and a like fluid pump to pump it out. Tried it briefly and let's say it wasn't pretty. This would be so much easier. I assume after you prime it, it runs (kind of like suction on a hose) continuously? Or do you have to pump the primer? With 3/4 full on a 19 Pro-v, that's a lot of cans - need to know how to stop - otherwise neighbors will get quite a show.

[Hot Runr Guy]

Originally Posted by Serenity Now

need to know how to stop - otherwise neighbors will get quite a show.

If you've got the 5 gallon gas can on the ground, raise them up above the fuel tank level, and the siphoning action will stop. I use plastic portable cans, with a brite light behind them, to see the fuel level in the can.

HRG

[REW]

Serenity,
Whenever I empty the gas tank, I just disconnect the gas line from the tank. Then, I put on a larger fuel line with a spacer to keep it from leaking.

I then have a bunch of empty fuel containers behind the boat. I put the fuel line into one of the empty gas containers.

Then, I hold my hand over the vent hole for the tank.
Then, with the other hand, I take a rag and an air compressor blow gun on the end of my air compressor air hose. I blow slight air pressure into the tank to get the fuel flowing. I just keep 5 lbs or so of pressure flowing into the tank. I basically plug the fuel fill hole with the rag and have the blow gun running through the center of the rag to hold modest pressure in the tank. I have an assistant to switch fuel containers when one gets full.

I continue to blow the tank, until all that I get out of the fuel line is air.

By using the larger fuel line, I don't fuss with the fuel line engine connection and the larger line lets fuel flow out of the tank faster.

Again, use common sense and use just enough air pressure to keep the fuel flowing. No point in trying to blow out the side of the tank with the compressed air pressure. Just a quick blip on the air gun from time to time keeps the fuel flowing nicely.

No electricity, no sparks and no danger.

Be safe
REW

[PG1725]

I understand and appreciate your concern. My question is will the motor start and stay running without any evidence something is amiss? I have a Honda generator for backup power and leave the tank full all the time and use the same stabil i use in my Verado. The Honda starts with one gentle pull everytime I use it or check it which is not frequent. I would be more concerned with gas that has gelled inside the motor or left a varnish on the internal parts. I have read and listen to the arguments of gas going bad verse empty tanks collecting condensation and every fall wounder what I should do. Good luck and hope your fishing trip is just the start of getting the boat back in use.

[Dave C]

Be wary of those pumps that Mernards and other sell. They leak like crazy and you will have gas all over the place. Also difficult to keep a good flow going because of air leaks. "Been there done that"