Fuel bags and jack plates

[Brad Bortner]

Scott

Lots of good memories about mutual friends. I only run ethanol free in my outboards, generators and other equipment that sits around unused for portions of the year. Ethanol attracts water and is also bad for gas lines, etc. I've had to have fuel systems cleaned and rebuilt due to ethanol and water caused problems.

 

[Scott Gilliland]

Hey Brad, Yes... lots of good memories and really great people.

I was able to keep ethanol out of my tanks for some time. The local Shell station had no ethanol in their supreme fuel. Thats all changed. Here in Québec ethanol is mandated to be at least 10% in all fuel. Most regular gas is 15% with some stations having 10% in Supreme. Without testing, it is hard to know what you are getting. We are supposed to have 14% in all gas by 2028 and 15% by 2030. I can't seem to avoid it anymore.

I really liked Tod's idea of running a bit of ethanol free though the motor before a long layup, but what do you do with all the fuel in you tank. Some say to keep the tank full, others empty. I have a 50 gallon tank in my work boat and I empty it. I add stabilizer then hook up little fuel pump to the fuel line and I pump out as much fuel as possible when I lay up the boat. I burn it in my truck. Fresh fuel for the next season.

I now I risk condensation in the tank, but I've followed this guy for marine wiring and he advocates for emptying the tank. https://marinehowto.com/does-an-empty-marine-fuel-tank-condensate/

Take care Brad

 

[tod osier]

We were in that during 3 springs conducting developmental surveys that targeted scoters scaups. It was all helicopter based. Eric and I both were a bit fish crazy and we'd usually pick a nice spot to sit down for lunch. I'm really partial to fishing rivers and we usually picked a section with a nice run and a big pool or inlet into lake. The fishing was crazy.. Lake trout, pike and grayling. Some of the pike were like alligators... Once we caught 2 at once, We hooked one that was ~25" and another huge one grabbed it above the tail and we landed both. Can't seem to find the pictures. I don't think I'd want to go for a swim there...

Interesting... I'm surprised at the pike in the arctic above treeline. Sounds fun.

Don't be bashful sharing random pics you have a lot of good ones!

 

[Scott Gilliland]

I'm surprised at the pike in the arctic above treeline.

Hey Tod. Good observation. Our base camp was in Lynx Lake (https://maps.app.goo.gl/3iY7XTVHqXnR41fM6) which is just above the treelike. There are still trees on the south sides of the eskers. To the north is tundra a the south .... trees. Most my experience is in Labrador where treelike s very diffuse, but in the Barrenlands it's like someone drew a line, the treel line issharp boundary . Our study are was ~150 x 150 km square and the northeast of study area was well into the tundra while the southwest corner was in the boreal forest.