Current state of Seaplane fuel

In rec.aviation.owning Drew Dalgleish wrote:
: I don't doubt that's true but just how many FAA inspectors are out
: sitting on docks waiting for planes to fuel up? I think I understand
: the problems with alcohol enough that I would just use what's
: available.

... including the fact that the alcohol and its related byproducts and
additives are known to destroy certain carb floats, rubber hoses, seals, gaskets, and
attack aluminum? There is a reason not to run gasoline with alcohol in aircraft
beyond the simple, "It hasn't been tested." In many cases it *has* been tested and
*has* been found to be destructive to fuel system components.

-Cory

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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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