I just received notice yesterday that I am being deployed to Iraq sometime around the first of May, and am expected to be gone for 4 months. In my field this sometimes turns out to be as much as 5 months, but rarely longer. I have a 2004 Malibu WS 23 LSV, and I am wondering what I need to do to prepare it for storage. I have used it at least once a month all winter here at Lake Mead, but I am still on the same tank of fuel that has been in the boat since December. I believe it is a 50-gallon tank, and there is probably at least half a tank left. I keep the boat inside an enclosed storage unit. My wife is due to deliver our 4th child on May 21st, and I have a huge test that I have to study nonstop for the next 5 weeks for. So we won't be taking the boat out much before I leave. We will probably be able to go out once at the end of April. Should I try to run as much of the fuel out as possible, then dump some fuel stabilizer in the tank for the little bit of fuel that remains? I don't have a carb to get gummed up, but what about the fuel injection system? Any other things to worry about?
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