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Northwest Marine Trade Association Announces Grow Boating Grants
The Northwest Marine Trade
Association (NMTA) is pleased to announce a grant program for non profits seeking assistance in promoting boating in the region. The grants are being awarded through the NMTA’s Grow Boating program whose mission is to increase the number of boaters and encourage current boaters to boat more often. Since 2003, NMTA has spent more than $1M to promote boating in the Pacific Northwest through various events, sponsorships and programs. The NMTA will award up to $9,000 to one or more organizations by May 31st, 2011. “We are very excited to make
these grants available to help promote boating in the region,” said John Thorburn, NMTA’s vice president of communications and marketing. “Our own efforts and programs have introduced boating to well over a million people since 2003. These grants should help us build new partnerships in the community to spread the benefits and joys of boating to even more.” Applications must fall into one the following categories: Youth Boating Grant
Awarded to a group or organization
seeking funding support for an event or program aimed specifically at getting or increasing youth participation in boating activities.
Discover Boating Grant Awarded to a group or organization
seeking funding support for an event or program aimed specifically at introducing new people to boating. Boater Education / Safety Grant Awarded to a group or organization
seeking funding support for an event or program aimed specifically at educating new or current boaters on how to be safe on the water. Completed applications must be
received by April 29. Grants will be awarded by May 31. To apply for a NMTA Grow
Boating grant, visit
www.NMTA.net and download a grant application. For questions, contact John Thorburn at:
john@nmta.net or (206) 634-0911.
Friends of the “Sindbad” April 22
Dinner and music event, a gala
event to raise funds for restoration of Schooner Sindbad at the NW Maritime Center Port Townsend at 6:00 pm. Come swap stories and sing along. Contact Information: David Moe (360) 531-1180
dmoe46@live.com or Dick Wagner. S,kippers arriving by sea contact Port of Port Townsend for slip assignment (360) 385-0656.
Beware of E15 Fuels in Boats Boaters who fuel their boats from
the same pumps as their vehicle may be at risk of unknowingly or mistakenly putting 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline into an engine for which E15 has not been approved. Only one small label is required on the pump to warn boaters of the 50 percent increase in ethanol. The Coast Guard Auxiliary recommends only fueling boats from tanks at marinas. On January 21 the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) granted a waiver that allows the percentage of ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply to jump from 10% (E10) to 15% (E15) to be sold only for cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks made in 2001 through 2006. This decision comes on the heels of an October 13th decision to waive the limitations for so-called E15 for model-year 2007 and newer cars and light-duty trucks. This EPA waiver does not permit use of the higher alcohol content fuel in lawnmowers, chainsaws, snowmobiles, motorcycles or boats. BoatUS states that many components
on a boat come in contact with ethanol- laden gasoline, including fuel lines, fuel tanks, fuel pumps, fuel injectors, carburetors, pressure regulators, valves, o-rings, and gaskets. The compatibility of these components with any blend greater than E10 is currently unknown. The failure of only one of these components in your engine could lead to failure or, worse, a fire or explosion.
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