David Morgan wrote:
My apologies if this is off topic, but since we were getting into outboards a bit, one thing about carbureted outboards is that you cannot use gasoline with an alcohol additive. When the gasoline evaporates from the carb jets, a solid is left in the jets orifice that clogs them. There are no chemical additives (I have tried them all on a fleet of boats where I was in charge of the maintenance) that work.
You can still use gas from the pumps, you just have to run the fuel out of the carbs after each use--you have to flush them anyway with fresh water if you sail in salty. I do the same with my lawn mower and power washer (had to install a stopcock in the mower gas line though).