On 10 Apr 2007 19:09:52 -0700, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

perhaps $200k -$1mm or more invested in a somewhat
larger cruising boat- would the fact that fuel costs increased from
(for example) $2500 for a summer to (for example) $5000 be sufficient
reason to curtail the use of the boat?

Absolutely not. Maintenance, insurance, storage,
amortization/depreciation, etc are far more than fuel for a boat in
that size and price range.

Time is the most valuable resource of all as we get older, and fuel
helps us make better use of that.