[KarlInOhio]

Gas stations should post on the pump the ingredients of their "gasoline" so I know who is trying to pass off lower energy ethanol at the gasoline price.

[woollyone]

This rather kills the market value of used boats?

[subterfuge]

I put that new additive for our wonderful Corn-gas into my boat. Called “Stabil-For Ethanol Gas”, it keeps that fuel from seperating and damaging your boat motor.

[ProudFossil]

It also affects lawn mowers, weed whackers, chippers, etc. Our local repair shop, after cussing out the ethanol, said to use aviation gas instead of the automobile gas. However it is $6.00 a gallon here at the Albuquerque airport. But it is better to pay $12.00 once a year instead of $100.00 a year in repair bills.

[hoosiermama]

Corn prices are going to get higher. Radio said only five percent of fields are planted in Indiana, usually 85 % by this time....

Most fields we saw yesterday are flooded even in relatively dry areas. Looks like God is saying NO to using corn for gas. Expect food prices to increase also.

[Starboard]

In boats with fiberglass fuel tanks, the ethanol and co solvents attack the resin and produce a gooey liquid that clogs lines and fuel filters.

I'm not aware that fuel tanks made with vinylester resin are vulnerable to ethanol, at least of the E10 variety. Not sure about E15.

Actually, a clogged fuel system is potentially a life threatening event. You don't want to have a fuel flow interruption far from shore, in rough water, running inlets, cruising in high traffic areas, etc. The hypocrites in Congress who claim to care so much about the consumer safety of every single product made are more than willing to put people's lives in danger when it comes to securing Corn Belt votes.

[Maurice Tift]

   But the problem is far worse for the marine industry. Even 10% ethanol is causing severe problems to fuel systems. It primarily shows up in fuel lines of older boats where the inner liner is destroyed by the corrosive action of the ethanol, causing it to flake away and clog the fuel system...

  I just watched 'Idiocracy'. The movie explores the possibility that people are becoming dumber with each succeeding generation. In 500 years, people will water their crops with Gatorade and wonder why they have crop failures in much the same way that we put ethanol in cars today. Yes, it's set 500 years in the future and yet it still hits just a little too close to home.