Category: Outboards
The High Price of Fuel
A couple interesting pieces of news hit the airwaves last week, both dealing with the cost of fuel. As bassers, we’re probably more affected than most when the price at the pump jumps the wrong way. Beside all the normal 9-5 commutin’, the kid’s after school activities, and whatever other chasing around you do, there [...]
Just What We Need: More Ethanol
Since ethanol wasn’t a big enough problem for anglers (and pheasant hunters, cattle ranchers, lawn-mower owners, etc.), our wonderful federal government is “fixing” that. The EPA is now allowing oil companies to increase the amount of ethanol found in gasoline from 10% (E-10 gas) to 15% (E-15 gas). Why? Coin, man! It’s always about the [...]
Screw Ethanol, Get Biobor EB, Win Stuff
Elite Series Contest: Enter Before Noon Today Ethanol sucks. Yeah, I said it again. Another friggin’ needless government subsidy that costs us all in multiple ways, including messing up our outboards. Luckily we have some remedies, one being Biobor EB (BYE-oh-bore? bee-OH-bore? I’m going with the former). This product is “formulated to prevent the separation [...]
Coming: Your Outboard on Acid
E15. Ever heard of it? The folks at BoatUS say that “trailerboaters” [is that us?!] will “need to remain extra vigilant when filling up their truck and trailered boat at the local gas station” because of E15 – aka gasoline with up to 15% ethanol, aka acid, recently permitted by the US EPA for 2001 [...]
