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Boaters, ethanol backers at odds over damage by fuel By Bill Lambrecht ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 03/30/2009
WASHINGTON -- At St. Charles Boat & Motor, owner and service manager Jerry Sims used to oversee the rebuilding of 30 carburetors in a year's time. Last year, Sims says, he stopped counting at 750. They were victims, he claims, of ethanol in gas.
"It's killing motors right and left," Sims said. "But the EPA keeps shoving it down everybody's throats."
Here are some really good articles on Ethanol problems.
Chicago Tribune - Ethanol fight gets fired up! April 2, 2009
Picture a chain saw calmly idling. But then its blade suddenly starts spinning on its own, as if someone had goosed the throttle.
The power equipment industry warns that such a scenario could happen if the federal government agrees to increase the percentage of ethanol mixed into gasoline. Upping the ethanol content would add more oxygen to the fuel, causing the engine to idle at a higher speed and literally fooling the chain saw into acting as though its clutch were engaged.
THE TIME: the Golden Age of Piracy 1716 THE PLACE: the Pirate Round, from the African coast to the islands of the Caribbean. THE HERO: Captain Jesamiah Acorne THE HEROINE: A White Witch, Tiola Oldstagh – and the ship herself, the SEA WITCH!
THE BOOKS: the SEA WITCH SERIES by HELEN HOLLICK
If you liked the Pirates of the Caribbean movies & you enjoy a darn good read you'll like these novels. Cpt. Jesamiah Acorne is a cross between Jack Sparrow, Bernard Cornwell's "Sharpe" & Indiana Jones!
SEA WITCH is full to the scuppers with high sea adventure, fantasy, and a dash of romance - all hoisted together with meticulous historical & nautical research to provide an exciting 'can't put down' read! You'll be wanting more of Jesamiah Acorne I promise you!
Why not row across to m’blog & read an excerpt or two?
Message From Jesamiah: “D’ye like the music for m’site? Puts me in mind o’ warm, moonlit nights, sailin’ under tops’ls only, the crew on deck passin’ round the rum. I’m at the helm, one hand gentlin’ the wheel, the other arm around the waist of the one I love. Someone gets out a fiddle… Ah, bein’ a pirate, it’s a good life, savvy? ta for becoming a friend mate!” Jesamiah Acorne
Thanks for the ad request West Marine. Your page looks great. Please stop by FirstBoat. com - I might still have a link to you somewhere on the site from back in the day.
