boat US has put out a lot of print on ethanol mixed gas and boats. example - http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/ethanolwinter.asp more can be found by searching the boatus.com www-site. my 'system' for the honda 2H is to: * run the engine's 'bowl' dry at trip's end. * fill the motor's fuel tank FULL * all fuel left in the 'jerry cans' is used by the tow vehicle on the trip home. i've not had an issue these past three years (knock on wood). dave scobie M15 #288 - SCRED visit Scred's www-site: http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred On Sat, 10/18/08, Joe Murphy <seagray@embarqmail.com> wrote: I have found something I can't explain. I have a brand new Tohatsu 6 with a brand new tank and brand new fuel line. The last two times I took Seafrog out, I had trouble pumping fuel to the engine. I disconnected the fuel line from the engine, pushed in the springloaded release and pumped. Nada. Then I disconnected it at the tank thinking the fuel pickup wasn't down into the fuel. That's when I saw this yellow thick flem in the pickup tube. I shook it out and replaced the fuel line into the tank. I pumped the bulb while holding in the springloaded valve and it pumped out more of this yuck. The gas is fresh. Is there a possibility that this is an ethanol issue? Joe Seafrog M-17 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com