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Learning to Dance with Ethanol May 10,2016 FTR

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If you own a boat, you’ve probably been there. You know the spot: stranded at the boat ramp. You turn the ignition and the engine just won’t start. It’s not a fun place to be—especially after you’ve loaded all of your gear, your rods and reels, your snacks and maybe even your dog on board. 

Make no mistake, there are countless variables in play at that moment—electronics, bad gas and rotten fuel lines, to name a few— and any number of them could have gone wrong just in time to ruin your day on the water. But in 2016, there’s no reason to be blind-sided by the unexpected.

Bill Dance is a legendary fisherman who’s learned a thing or two about the unexpected. Since his television show first debuted on American airwaves in the 1960s, Dance has been fighting fish, falling off of docks and waging war against the wear-and-tear that plagues marine motors.

“More than 90 percent of the gasoline sold in this country contains ethanol,” says Dance. “Ethanol can cause damage to marine fuel systems and ultimately lead to engine failure.”

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