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Future Fuel?

One afternoon in mid-April, I read an article by my colleague Eric Colby at Trade Only that piqued my curiosity. To test and promote a new, more ecologically and boat-friendly ethanol replacement, Suzuki was running an alternatively-fueled 26-foot Sea Pro from Jacksonville to Washington D.C. There, Suzuki would tell the boat’s tale to government officials during an early May appearance at the American Boating Congress.

“There are roughly 12 million gasoline powered boats across America today, so it’s important to

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