The debate over whether gasoline suppliers should replace MTBE with ethanol did not cause a lot of waves in the boating community, but the issue is affecting recreational vessels in ways that have not ...

Something was wrong with Sally Ann. ¶ For months, she sputtered and choked, and Barry Treahy’s remedies weren’t working. He kept changing her fuel filters. Then he rebuilt her carburetor. Finally, he ...

An earth-friendly effort is wreaking havoc among boaters and creating a booming business for boat repair shops. Three years ago, Massachusetts joined other states in switching from gasoline made with ...

Dublin, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Fiberglass Tanks Market With Impact Analysis of US Tariffs (2025 Edition)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The fiberglass ...

Damaged engines caused by dissolved gunk from fueling with ethanol-10 (10-percent alcohol) gasoline, clogged filters and dissolving fiberglass fuel tanks leave boaters with serious questions. With a ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) – The ethanol that Big Oil companies add to gasoline ruins the fiberglass fuel tanks typically used in boats, a class action claims in Federal Court. A California boater demands ...

This article talks about the damage the gasoline with ethanol causes to fuel tanks on boats that are made of fiberglass. Apparently ethanol attacks a resin in the fiberglass. The dissolved resin in ...

As gasoline/ethanol blends have become more common, so have problems attributed to using the fuel in boat motors. Fuels containing a small amount of ethanol (10 percent or less) are not invariably ...