so how much have you spent on boat gas this summer?

[pathalla]

I thought this might make for interesting albeit
touchy subject matter...personally I have been putting in about $150 or $175 everytime I haul the boat to the ramp so I have limited the trips somewhat...I did burn all $450 dollars worth I put in two weeks ago over a sat-sun cruise... one tank actually ran out a 1/4 mile from my marina sunday evening... Half a grand for boat gas on a weekend... Who'd a ever thunk it? Oh well,some things a man just has to do... Anyone else care to comment on their experience at the gas pump?

[Limey Linda]

Originally Posted by pathalla

I thought this might make for interesting albeit
touchy subject matter...personally I have been putting in about $150 or $175 everytime I haul the boat to the ramp so I have limited the trips somewhat...I did burn all $450 dollars worth I put in two weeks ago over a sat-sun cruise... one tank actually ran out a 1/4 mile from my marina sunday evening... Half a grand for boat gas on a weekend... Who'd a ever thunk it? Oh well,some things a man just has to do... Anyone else care to comment on their experience at the gas pump?

Hi Pat
Come to Mexico. $2.60 per US gallon and my house is 5 mins. drive from the launch ramp.

[JABS]

At one pound forty a litre, I have no intention of keeping any records at all.

That equates to two US dollars seventy five a litre!

[bedajim]

I think the boat has drunk £600-£700 so far, but that's cheap compared to what it costs to get to the water and my Friday night beer bill but don't tell the good lady

Most I've paid so far is £1.59 per litre on the water

[willk]

oh, a lot less than I was hoping to. But if this f$8&##g weather clears up I'll soon remedy that. Currently running at €2.00/£1.60/$3.00 per Nm at sensible revs.... so hurting.

[prairie tuber]

I'm guessing somewhere about $ 500 so far this summer (not including the tow vehicle consumpiton getting to and from places). I've put about 1000 km of water travel on the boat and motor so far this summer.

[jyasaki]

For the boat, probably in the neighborhood of $750 US. For the truck towing the boat to the ramp and home, probably closer to $1500. Which makes me glad I'm like JABS and don't keep track.

jky

[the bandit]

We put £1100 in the rib at lowerstoff and that was only one of the legs for RB8

[Mollers]

Not enough!! The weather has been too shite to use the thing.

[BigFella]

Summer?? Wha's one of them?

[Locozodiac]

Originally Posted by pathalla

Anyone else care to comment on their experience at the gas pump?

If I had a big sib/rib/engine configuration, sorry for the passengers, but definitely would ask a pesonal gas fee contribution; family is excepted. Generally ones own mates have lots of big time boating days to the total owners expense, don't realize there are many extra costs as car towing, marina launch fees, oils, beers, etc. With gas prices nuts every days for the last year or so, and $ to the ground in most countries (thanks to Uncle Sam) will be social acceptable. Is a must to share boating costs, forget about WOT, where the real action takes place. Throttle sufficient to maintain the boat on plane, or your wallet will suffer well in advance. Boating is a expensive sport, but definetely fun and priceless.

Happy Boating

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by Locozodiac

If I had a big sib/rib/engine configuration, sorry for the passengers, but definitely would ask a pesonal gas fee contribution; family is excepted.

Unfortunately, you can't do that in the US (well, from a legal standpoint.)

USCG regs state (rather explicitly) that no fee, barter, or trade can be made a condition of boarding (this is for recreational boaters.)

In practice, you cannot demand money or food or beer to take someone on your boat; they can offer and you can accept, but it can't be a condition of participation.

If you are a CG licensed captain, you can make it a condition. Recreational you can't.


jky

[SnappingTurtle]

Next to nothing. I just have a 6HP (next year has to see a bigger motor) and even at WOT all day it is nothing compared to boats back in the days of my younger years.

It still hurts to tank here though. Our prices are not what most of you on the island are paying, but the Germans are trying hard to catch up.

In a move to “safe the planet” they just increased the cost of Normal, to the same price of Super Plus. They are also planning another gas tax increase, to punish us for destroying the world.

Add to the above the weather this summer, which as ever summer here, just sucks. We are starting to go out in the storm & rain, better that than never.

[prairie tuber]

ST,

It sounds like Ms. Merkel has drank too much of Al Gore's AGW Kool Aid.

[SnappingTurtle]

Originally Posted by prairie tuber

ST,

It sounds like Ms. Merkel has drank too much of Al Gore's AGW Kool Aid.

Thank you prairie tuber!

You just made a friend for life.

[ribpilot]

Originally Posted by BigFella

Summer?? Wha's one of them?

Something they have in other countries.But I have seen one but not for a while,mmmm can't really remember sorry.

[SnappingTurtle]

Summer is here today!

I still didn't use a drop of gas, went to the trouble to take everthing to the river. Launched the boat, loaded it with everthing but the kitchen sink, got in, yanked the start cord.

Fell over backwards. #+*~"% *~##§ start cord broke!!!

No tools!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Went home, took it apart, and fixed it.

Now it is dark, and the motor won't start !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

+#§*~"%*~+*# !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[Rigaud]

$1.30/Litre here which equals $5.20/U.S. gallon and so far I spent $800 for both truck and boat. It hurts but I'm a lifetime boat junky and just can't do without. I burn about $50-60 per afternoon of cruising in my Rib unless I start pinning the throttle a lot.

[dverstege]

So far this year been out fishing 7times, $50.

[Hightower]

35 hrs this year and at 35 litres/hour (best case) that's 1225 litres in total at Forcourt prices so that's £1350 plus 4 US gallons of 2 stroke oil and that's another £120