"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Peter Hendra wrote:
Would someone please give me an idea of the cost to boatees of diesel
fuel in either US gallons or litres?

It would be great if someone could also give me an idea of the same in
the Caribbean - I realise that it must vary from place to place.

Also, what is the current cost of petrol for cars. When I was there
last, about 8 years ago, it seemed incredibly cheap.

About 40%-50% of prices in Europe.

Presently, prices are very high by US standards, about $2.30/US gallon
here in Southern California for land based purchases of either this week.
Last week it was $2.40. Add 15%-30% for marina pricing.

HTH

Lew

You should have added, California prices are at least $.30 more than the
rest of the country.

John Cairns

In Florida, boat diesel was $2.04/gal. Today, I paid $2.07/gal for gas
for my truck.

wrote in
oups.com:

In Florida, boat diesel was $2.04/gal. Today, I paid $2.07/gal for gas
for my truck.


Diesel at the marina - $2.48
Diesel at the truckstop - $2.12
Gas at the marina - $2.29
Gas at the stations - $1.92

Gas taxes (SC + Federal at the stations)- $.343 but we're looking hungrily
at increasing it by 7c so we can steal more from the people....

Diesel taxes (SC + Fed at stations) - $.393 same increase coming soon....
Gas tax at marinas, even though your boat won't go down the interstate, is
the same as gas tax at the stations. Diesel fuel at the marina is $0....so
why does diesel cost so MUCH MORE at the marina with 40c less tax on it??

Greed....

On Fri, 27 May 2005 09:04:31 -0400, Larry W4CSC
wrote:


Diesel taxes (SC + Fed at stations) - $.393 same increase coming soon....
Gas tax at marinas, even though your boat won't go down the interstate, is
the same as gas tax at the stations. Diesel fuel at the marina is $0....so
why does diesel cost so MUCH MORE at the marina with 40c less tax on it??

Greed....

One local marine fuel dock claims that if they were a land gas
station, the fuel company would shut them down because they don't sell
enough fuel - they certainly don't sell enough to get any sort of
"quantity discount".

That station mainly serves pleasure craft - a big sale may be 100
gallons, a typical sailboat will buy 10 gallons - if I go into
Vancouver Harbour, I can get diesel for 20 cents/litre less, at a fuel
barge that serves the harbour tugs and other large consumers. Last
time I was there, a tug had just taken on 7,000 gallons! (the barge
may sell that sort of quantity several times a day!)


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Peter Bennett wrote in
news.com:

One local marine fuel dock claims that if they were a land gas
station, the fuel company would shut them down because they don't sell
enough fuel - they certainly don't sell enough to get any sort of
"quantity discount".


That might be true in Daytona Beach with no access to the ocean, where the
pumps are just gas station pumps at the fuel docks. It's not true in port
cities, like Charleston, where the diesel guzzling fiberglass monsters take
aboard fuel hoses that look like fire hoses to fill those 3000 gallon tanks
to feed the beasts. There's no dollar meter on the big pumps because the
wheels would spin right off the shaft...(c; The gallon meters sure screw
up breathtakingly....

This week is Spoleto Festival in Charleston. The super cruisers will all
be here for a couple of weeks. The fuel tractor-tankers will be going to
the docks a "few times a day" as they're sucked dry.

The fuel docks will make a substantial profit at these prices......

In article ,
says...



"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
nk.net...
Peter Hendra wrote:
Would someone please give me an idea of the cost to boatees of diesel
fuel in either US gallons or litres?

It would be great if someone could also give me an idea of the same in
the Caribbean - I realise that it must vary from place to place.

Also, what is the current cost of petrol for cars. When I was there
last, about 8 years ago, it seemed incredibly cheap.

About 40%-50% of prices in Europe.

Presently, prices are very high by US standards, about $2.30/US gallon
here in Southern California for land based purchases of either this week.
Last week it was $2.40. Add 15%-30% for marina pricing.

HTH

Lew

You should have added, California prices are at least $.30 more than the
rest of the country.

Not New York. Diesel at the marina dock is $2.75. At a land based filling
station, $2.55 (our car is a diesel). Cheapest diesel we have seen was $2.10
on the New Jersey Turnpike.