All equipment using fuel have specific guidelines for care, maintenance, and winterization, especially marine equipment. This is equally true when using biofuels.

During 2010, fuel blenders have extended the availability of fuels containing up to 10% volume ethanol (E10) to many new regions of the U.S., primarily the southeast states. Many areas across the country successfully utilize ethanol blended fuels year round and across all octane? grades, proving that ethanol blended fuels can be used successfully in marine? applications.

E10 is interchangeable with gasoline and virtually every gallon of gasoline sold in the U.S. today contains a percentage of ethanol blends up to 10%. As ethanol has entered these new markets, some marine equipment owners and operators have raised questions about ethanol use in their equipment.

The RFA has produced a bulletin to provide information about successful operation of marine equipment using E10.

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RFA's guidelines for using biofuels in marine equipment.