The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce a decision soon on whether to boost ethanol in the nation's gasoline supply from the current 10 percent to 15 percent. The EPA's decision on E10 versus E15 could come within days, amid protest from the marine industry.

The EPA's decision on E10 versus E15 could come within days, and a national boating organization and many local boat retailers are not supporting it.

"We are very aware of the effects of ethanol fuel. Just the current 10 percent is wreaking havoc on the boat motors," said Tricia Gurr, co-owner of Marine Supply-The Boating Center in Winter Haven. "We service and sell non-ethanol gas at our 717 Sixth St., S.W., location. We recommend 100 percent non-ethanol fuel."

"We do so much more repairs on engines due to this ethanol problem.
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