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	Name:	Pontoonfisher -
	Subject:	2 Dumb Questions for the Forum
	Date:	5/7/2009 8:02:08 AM

I would just leave your pontoon in the water and just get a good quality cover for it. My father-in-laws toon has been stored in the water since 97 and the seats still look brand new. There is no issues with storing the toon in the water year round. The toons will clean up like new with some aluminum cleaner and a pressure washer. We do ours almost every spring and the boat looks almost new.

Second, we have hauled our gas because of the price or marina gas. I would not worry about the ethanol issue. Most people have been putting this in their boats for years and didn't even know it. Just becuase a pump does not say it conatins 10% ethanol doesn't mean it's not in there. The only issues with ethanol are using it if you have a fiberglass tank (ethanol will dissolve some fiberglass tanks causeing engine nigthmares) and long term storage because it will tend to absorb more water from the air. A fuel/water seperator will ensure against this. If you burn through one tank of gas a month you will not have any problems. I would just make sure the tank is empty for winter storage and change the fuel/water seperator filter every year. If you don't have one then I would install one. Very easy to do. You can buy them at Academy.