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For many years, we have been advised that petrol in storage may ‘become stale’, and that if engines are unused for long periods their tanks should be drained. One problem affecting modern petrol/ ethanol blends is that the ethanol absorbs water from the air and eventually the water/ethanol mix undergoes phase separation. Recently the introduction of petrol blends with higher concentrations of ethanol has prompted more warnings, including that petrol should not be stored in a container for longer than a month. I may, inadvertently, have been carrying out a longterm scientific experiment, because my boat’s main petrol tank has not been drained for 35 years and yet the engine runs smoothly.
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![Midsummer on Hanö Midsummer on Hanö](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1916421/z42S6dyoL1733317571900/MIDSUMMER-ON-HAN.jpg)
Midsummer on Hanö
This wonderful little island in the south-east of Sweden is a real gem off the beaten track
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ADVENTURE SAILING TO HAITI
After spending two months in the Dominican Republic, Andy Brown sails west to Haïti bringing medical and school supplies to the town of Mole Saint Nicholas
![In celebration of bad sailing In celebration of bad sailing](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1916421/Ts2tXs83q1733317458985/IN-CELEBRATION-OF-BAD-SAILING.jpg)
In celebration of bad sailing
New owner Monty Halls tests his sailing skills with his family aboard their Colvic 34 ketch, Sobek. A recently qualified Day Skipper, Monty faces a few unexpected challenges...
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Winter brings excitement and opportunity
Oddity’s double glazing, insulation and heating create a warm, homely environment as I bash out this column.
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ADVENTURE MAISIE GOES TO GOES
To depart or not to depart? That is the question. Is it safer to stay, or suffer the wind and weather of a rough North Sea?
!['MAYDAY, GRANDAD OVERBOARD!' 'MAYDAY, GRANDAD OVERBOARD!'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1916421/5rAWvQUnm1733316076318/MAYDAY-GRANDAD-OVERBOARD.jpg)
'MAYDAY, GRANDAD OVERBOARD!'
When David Richards and his grandson Henry went out racing from lowey, they didn't expect their sail to end with a lifeboat rescue
![VERTUE VERTUE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1916421/61HmluIbd1733315660300/VERTUE.jpg)
VERTUE
For a 25-footer, the Vertue has a huge reputation and has conquered every ocean. So what makes this little boat quite such an enduring success? Nic Compton finds out
![Sailing siblings Sailing siblings](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1916421/J19x_Uasm1733315145517/SAILING-SIBLINGS.jpg)
Sailing siblings
Mabel Stock, her brother Ralph, a friend Steve and an unnamed paying passenger passed through the Panama Canal in December 1919 on the sturdy Norwegian cutter Ogre. They were towed to a quiet anchorage in Balboa away from the boat traffic but within rowing distance of the shore.
![TECHNICAL MAINSAIL MODIFICATIONS TECHNICAL MAINSAIL MODIFICATIONS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5164/1916421/c-j9aR4aU1733315377616/TECHNICAL-MAINSAIL-MODIFICATIONS.jpg)
TECHNICAL MAINSAIL MODIFICATIONS
Safety and performance improved hugely when Mike Reynolds reduced the size of his mainsail and re-configured the systems controlling it
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PILOTAGE DONE PROPERLY
Chartplotters are an amazing aid, but can detract from your real-world pilotage if not used with caution, says Justin Morton