High-octane ethanol vs. non-ethanol?

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by PathfinderNI

He did also tell me to add ring free in the tank and gave me a bottle. I had been using Stabil and will probably continue using that as well since I don't get to use my boat very often.

That is more of a problem in my opinion than what gas you use....worse thing for any outboard is to let it setup. Running it on the hose helps but it is much better to take it off the trailer and burn a few gallons.