Water side fuel

topspeed · 15 June 2019, 15:29

Hello,
Is there anywhere I can find a list of all uk on water/water side fuel providers please ?

As always all help greatly appreciated.

ShinyShoe · 15 June 2019, 17:45

PBO does an annual Marina review. Not sure if I have a copy.

https://www.pbo.co.uk/news/pbos-mari...g-charts-52245

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This won't be all fuel but is a start.

How dockside do you need

topspeed · 15 June 2019, 20:45

I would love to do a Round Britain trip. Planning on doing next year, all things being equal, so this is one step of the planning.
Need to be able to fill up boat directly without using Jerry cans.

topspeed · 15 June 2019, 20:47

Sorry wrong thread

Brian · 15 June 2019, 22:03

I might be able to help with your planning if you care to contact me via PM.

ShinyShoe · 15 June 2019, 23:00

Petrol or Diesel?

Is Jerry Can 100% no. Or is a 100m walk with a can from a handy petrol station OK?

You going round the top or taking the short cut?

What about Ireland?

Poly · 15 June 2019, 23:38

If you are looking for petrol on the waterside - take your map of Britain and fold it between Lismore and Aberdour. Tear along the fold. Throw away the northern “half”...

Sorry I know that’s not very helpful but you’ll need to be creative to get petrol there, to the extent that people in a hurry look at having shore crew to shuttle them to petrol stations.

boristhebold · 16 June 2019, 08:13

Yes, buy a recent UK marine Almanac, in it you will find lots of useful information including which mariners and other places do fuel and what type. If you need this for a round UK etc then definately buy one as information in it will be very useful.

topspeed · 16 June 2019, 14:17

Petrol,
Problem is quantity - will be needing 100s of litres.

Taking the short cut through the canal.

Thanks for the help

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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

Petrol or Diesel?

Is Jerry Can 100% no. Or is a 100m walk with a can from a handy petrol station OK?

You going round the top or taking the short cut?

What about Ireland?

topspeed · 16 June 2019, 14:18

Will do - thank you very much for the offer.

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Originally Posted by Brian

I might be able to help with your planning if you care to contact me via PM.

Last Tango · 16 June 2019, 16:53

Hopefully someone will prove me wrong but I think the Clyde is the only place in Scotland you'll get waterside petrol.

Highland Haggis · 16 June 2019, 21:39

Hi last Tango but doesn't Port Edgar sell petrol now??? Did hear something about it but not sure if it in place yet ??

Poly · 16 June 2019, 23:12

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Originally Posted by Last Tango

Hopefully someone will prove me wrong but I think the Clyde is the only place in Scotland you'll get waterside petrol.

Puffin Divers used to sell fuel from a pump. I did hear recently that they were stopping that but not sure if it is true.

Linnhe Marine certainly used to claim they offered petrol, but have no pump - but I think they hold a small stock and by arrangement will get it for you from the garage at Appin.

There are some places where the pier and the petrol station are so close that it wouldn’t be too bad (Craighouse, Tobermory, etc) even with 100L to fill up.

jambo · 16 June 2019, 23:24

Portavadie has petrol on pontoon

neil.mccrirrick · 17 June 2019, 10:28

Puffin has closed the pump. It’s cans and walk from dunstaffinage marina or through town and use the pontoons in oban

willk · 17 June 2019, 14:18

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Originally Posted by Poly

If you are looking for petrol on the waterside - take your map of Britain and fold it between Lismore and Aberdour. Tear along the fold. Throw away the northern “half”... .

Oh stop - that made me snort at work. True tho...

willk · 17 June 2019, 14:27

OP

Whatever about "darn sarf" it's a challenge "oop Nawth", never mind all the way up into "Ya whit?" territory.

There's essentially no petrol dockside, and TECHNICALLY the petrol stations aren't supposed to sell the quantities you need in cans. So you will need a workaround. Having a ground team is traditional - they can weasel out fuel in advance and supply you dockside but carrying 300L+ of petrol on the road is clearly a risk on many levels. I speak from experience. Many long distance record RIBs used petrol and they had huge temporary decktanks fitted - I think that's your best bet.

Or you know, have bought a diesel boat

GuyC · 17 June 2019, 14:48

You will also have to bear in mind that even when you find a petrol station, it may not be 24 hour or indeed seven days a week.

Last Tango · 17 June 2019, 15:44

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Originally Posted by Highland Haggis

Hi last Tango but doesn't Port Edgar sell petrol now??? Did hear something about it but not sure if it in place yet ??

Just out of curiosity I gave them a call today. Unfortunately no petrol just diesel.
I think they were being pushed by their berth holders association to supply petrol in 2017 but the idea was dropped because they didn't feel the demand would justify it.

Highland Haggis · 17 June 2019, 16:54

A well Tesco or Shell before going down 😗😗 was that you coming done the sound of Bute Saturday ???