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Phil and Kamie,

Thanks for the reply. I have a metal(Aluminum) fuel tank. I changed the fuel line last season becasue i had a dry rotted fuel line that was taking in water last season, and was changed. I did make a mistake at the end of last season though. I winter stored my boat with about a 1/3 tank of fuel that was purchased in September. The fuel wasn't drained, but the marina said they tested it, and it was ok this spring when the boat went in. so i ran it down to 1 1/4 tank, then topped off the tank. The boat did run great the first few weeks when i put put it in. (i put her in Memorial Day weekend)

I'm kinda thinking that the old fuel contaminated the new fuel, and it's cleaning out the inside of the fuel tank.(that would be the white stuff). But also, one of the mechanics at the marina said that it was possible that the the white stuff could be some sort of bacteria.? Not sure how you can tell that.

So, i've got the marina draining the remainder of the fuel in there, which at this point is 1/4 tank. They're also gonna check the carbs to see what kind of build up is in them. Just wondering also, if it's worth putting a regular car type inline fuel filter after the water seperator? WIll this help or hurt anything?

Thanks for the reply guys