Well I am just a poor ole hillbillie that is LUCKY as he-- to have an old 84 Winner 17 footer with a 175 'rude. Yup it likes the gas but if you keep the rpms down I can live with it. I used to run ethanol till got to smellin raw gas .after a little lookin around found almost every gas line on it had pin holes. After a day of pulling carbs off and replacing ever gas line on it no more leaks I pay the extra for the premium non-ethanol fuel and had no problems since. I am also a firm believer of synthetic oil. This motor has never been down and still holds 100 lbs. compression across all 6. Wish I could afford one of them new fangled ,high dollar rides but facts are I can't. B>T>W> I STILL catch fish!