between fishing trips

Joined
Aug 7, 2013
Location
smithville,tn,usa
#1
What is the better thing to do with an outboard motor between trips?
Trips longer than 2 to 3 weeks apart.
1 Do you run gas out of the carb?
2 Just add gas treatment?
3 the above
4 nothing at all?
How offend do you run the engine? Every 2 to 3 weeks?
I just got my old boat back from shop. I had to get carb cleaned out.
I was taking hose off and running gas out. And dumping old gas out every 3 to 4 months. I have a old 70's to 80's mercury 40 hp not sure what year. And a 6 gallon tank. So I dump less than a gallon out. I burn about 3 gallons a weekend, running around and fishing. I try to go every weekend but most of the time it every other.
This was the second time I had to get carb fixed in 3 years :wallbash:.
I need to make this last a little longer till I buy another boat. (hopefully a new boat).