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Short Wave Sportfishing
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Boat Performance Update
On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:28:40 -0400, "JimH" ask
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:53:17 -0400, HK wrote:
I have a feeling that
whatever small "gains" are claimed for an etec fuel burn are lost when
you average in the cost of that "special" oil.
I just just checked the "special" oil.
I used slightly less than 19 ounces.
At $26.15 per gallon (I buy at a bulk rate), that works out to .25¢ an
ounce which means that I spent $4.75 in oil - roughly rounding up.
9 gallons of fuel at $2.56/gallon equals $23.04. Add $4.75 equals
$27.79 dived by four and a half hours equals $6.18/hour operating
cost.
Even at retail ($36.70/gallon) it still works out to $5.05 worth of
oil which makes the operating cost at $7.53/hour.
Talk about inexpensive operating cost.
Special That, Oil Boy. :)
$2.56/gallon? We have not seen that for some time here. Street prices
here are $2.90 and marina prices are $3.20.
Helps to live close to the MA border.
Their prices are .30¢ to $35¢ cheaper per gallon than CT. :)
And the gas station is only 9 miles from the house.
WHOO HOO!!!
Although if Coupe DeVille Patrick has his way, that is soon going to
change to fund his "highway" improvement program.
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