On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:23:48 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

There was such a service in the LA/Long Beach/Alamitos Bay area, possibly
more than one, and it was a rather valuable service that seemed popular.
This past spring I was looking for a similar service here in Marinette
Wisconsin, nobody had ever heard of such a critter. The thing is that
Essie's tank holds about 40 gallons of diesel, which is good for about 200+
hours of motoring. At my current burn rate, I should need to fill the tank
again sometime around the end of the Iraq war -- call it four years from
now, give or take.

What you need is a smaller tank. Think about a day tank, only a few
gallons or so, you can hook up to your fuel intake. You can also fill
it wherever you want and avoid paying marina rates.

Steve

"Steve" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:23:48 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

There was such a service in the LA/Long Beach/Alamitos Bay area, possibly
more than one, and it was a rather valuable service that seemed popular.
This past spring I was looking for a similar service here in Marinette
Wisconsin, nobody had ever heard of such a critter. The thing is that
Essie's tank holds about 40 gallons of diesel, which is good for about
200+
hours of motoring. At my current burn rate, I should need to fill the tank
again sometime around the end of the Iraq war -- call it four years from
now, give or take.

What you need is a smaller tank. Think about a day tank, only a few
gallons or so, you can hook up to your fuel intake. You can also fill
it wherever you want and avoid paying marina rates.

Steve

I'm thinking along those lines, but in the meantime I've still got all that
fuel in the big tank and I'd hate to just dump it. It burns clean and,
despite the color, it doesn't clog up my filters.

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:19:00 -0500, KLC Lewis wrote:


"Steve" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:23:48 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

There was such a service in the LA/Long Beach/Alamitos Bay area, possibly
more than one, and it was a rather valuable service that seemed popular.
This past spring I was looking for a similar service here in Marinette
Wisconsin, nobody had ever heard of such a critter. The thing is that
Essie's tank holds about 40 gallons of diesel, which is good for about
200+
hours of motoring. At my current burn rate, I should need to fill the tank
again sometime around the end of the Iraq war -- call it four years from
now, give or take.

What you need is a smaller tank. Think about a day tank, only a few
gallons or so, you can hook up to your fuel intake. You can also fill
it wherever you want and avoid paying marina rates.

Steve

I'm thinking along those lines, but in the meantime I've still got all that
fuel in the big tank and I'd hate to just dump it. It burns clean and,
despite the color, it doesn't clog up my filters.

A day tank is still a good idea. You can filter the fuel as you transfer
it from the main tank, which should eliminate most problems. On a trawler
or sailboat that doesn't use much fuel, you can mount a small day tank up
high for a gravity-feed system, eliminating one fuel pump for greater
reliability. I'm surprised how few boats have this. Where possible, I
wouldn't do it any other way.

Matt O.

fueling at a marina is cheaper then buying diesel at a gas station because
at the gas station you pay road use tax on the diesel You don't at a marina
"Steve" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:23:48 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

There was such a service in the LA/Long Beach/Alamitos Bay area, possibly
more than one, and it was a rather valuable service that seemed popular.
This past spring I was looking for a similar service here in Marinette
Wisconsin, nobody had ever heard of such a critter. The thing is that
Essie's tank holds about 40 gallons of diesel, which is good for about
200+
hours of motoring. At my current burn rate, I should need to fill the tank
again sometime around the end of the Iraq war -- call it four years from
now, give or take.

What you need is a smaller tank. Think about a day tank, only a few
gallons or so, you can hook up to your fuel intake. You can also fill
it wherever you want and avoid paying marina rates.

Steve

"Chi Chi" wrote in message
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fueling at a marina is cheaper then buying diesel at a gas station because
at the gas station you pay road use tax on the diesel You don't at a
marina
Don't have any idea where you are, but in any of the marinas around here
fuel is higher than at the pumps. That's why so many of us use 5 gallon jugs
to top up our tanks.

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:01:49 GMT, "Chi Chi"
wrote:

You may pay a road tax at the gas station but in most places that's a
lot cheaper than paying the marina tax. Then again, for the amount of
fuel the OP says he uses, it doesn't make much of a difference.

Steve

fueling at a marina is cheaper then buying diesel at a gas station because
at the gas station you pay road use tax on the diesel You don't at a marina
"Steve" wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:23:48 -0500, "KLC Lewis"
wrote:

There was such a service in the LA/Long Beach/Alamitos Bay area, possibly
more than one, and it was a rather valuable service that seemed popular.
This past spring I was looking for a similar service here in Marinette
Wisconsin, nobody had ever heard of such a critter. The thing is that
Essie's tank holds about 40 gallons of diesel, which is good for about
200+
hours of motoring. At my current burn rate, I should need to fill the tank
again sometime around the end of the Iraq war -- call it four years from
now, give or take.

What you need is a smaller tank. Think about a day tank, only a few
gallons or so, you can hook up to your fuel intake. You can also fill
it wherever you want and avoid paying marina rates.

Steve

Unless you can find a commercial fuel dock, you're probably going to be
charged road tax anyway. In addition, you're paying a premium for
convenience and also more to cover the massive liability insurance they
fuel dock is forced to carry. In many states, you can get a rebate of
the road tax as long as you show you're putting the fuel into a boat.
This is fairly significant.. save your receipts! You can see the policy
for your state he http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/hwytaxes/2001/pt5.htm