When Congress passed the 2005 Energy Bill, the legislation included a mandate that oil refiners increase the percentage of corn-based ethanol they add to their gasoline products. Bill supporters ...

But outdoors folk who spend most of their time in wetlands (that's us) are becoming familiar with another one: Ethanol can pose a deadly, yet hard to stop, threat to your outboard. "It's not an ...

Own a boat long enough and you can't avoid at least some common mechanical pitfalls. Most are simple outdoor headaches easily and quickly dealt with. Others are more involved, and in the extreme can ...

Something was wrong with Sally Ann. ¶ For months, she sputtered and choked, and Barry Treahy’s remedies weren’t working. He kept changing her fuel filters. Then he rebuilt her carburetor. Finally, he ...

Because hope springs eternal for outdoorsmen as well as for anyone, it makes sense to wish for a few things that would make the outdoor world a much better place in the New Year. While getting the ...

A fisherman in Australia made a costly blunder when he went to fill up the gas tank of his boat at a 7-Eleven in West Pennant Hills, New South Wales. He mistook a rod holder for the gas tank, and the ...

A massive six-alarm fire at the Mattapoisett Boatyard that destroyed multiple vessels and buildings on Friday was likely caused by the accidental ignition of gasoline vapors during a boat gas tank ...