I have a question....what do you guys recommend for keeping your Sta-Bil fresh? 

Yes, but it's for the children!![]()
Not really wanting to get into a boating discussion on a S&W forum but that has been my business for 32 years so here goes. Try not to use ethanol fuel in outboard engines, 2 strokes see more negative effects than 4 strokes. Do not waste your money on Stabil, it does no good. Talk to your regular marine mechanic about how to store your boat's fuel system for the winter. If you have specific questions PM me. Happy boating.
Ethanol brings all the moisture that has condensed in the underground fuel tank into suspension. Ethanol is combined when it is loaded on the tank truck, they will not push it through the underground lines mixed in the fuel. In the old days when an underground tank had collected water (and we measured it with a long measuring stick, and calculated the volume off a chart) we sweetened it with either methyl or ethyl alcohol. This in effect is what the alcohol does in ethanol fuel. If your engine benefits from the increased octane the ethanol adds, sometimes you will not loose mpg. Fuel manufacturers stopped blending fuel for carbureted vehicles years ago, and ethanol lowers the boiling point of fuel quite a bit. EFI vehicles don't have a vapor lock issue because the fuel is under pressure.
From my limited contact with boat people is that they hate the idea of ethanol in their gas, mainly because or the havoc with orings, etc, What do you boaters in the forum think??
Heh heh heh..............as they say in da hood True Dat!!!!!!!!!!While we have two boats I can't say I've had any trouble from alc in my fuel. We have sailboats and use old British Seagulls to push them when needed. Those things will either not run at all or run on anything, depending on thier mood.
I'm just happy to live in a place with such great minds. They have figured that adding 10% ethanol to gas lowers mileage by 10%. We burn our food and pay extra for "less" energy. Brilliant. Joe