On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:19:42 -0500, in message

DSK wrote:

Diesel fuel is still relatively cheap. Of the cruisers I
know, 99% of them motor 99% of the time when they are trying
to actually get somewhere. Crap sails is one reason for
that, but then you can buy a lot of fuel for the price of a
set of good sails.

Yes, my total expenditure on fuel since I bought the boat comes
nowhere near the price of a single sail.

Ryk

Ryk wrote:
On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 08:19:42 -0500, in message

DSK wrote:


Diesel fuel is still relatively cheap. Of the cruisers I
know, 99% of them motor 99% of the time when they are trying
to actually get somewhere. Crap sails is one reason for
that, but then you can buy a lot of fuel for the price of a
set of good sails.


Yes, my total expenditure on fuel since I bought the boat comes
nowhere near the price of a single sail.

Ryk

I filled the tank in July and have burned off half of it already.
It's a 3 gllon tank.

RL

On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:26:38 GMT, cavelamb himself
wrote:

I filled the tank in July and have burned off half of it already.
It's a 3 gllon tank.

You clearly need to buy a power boat in order to keep your fuel
freshened up. With good selection you could burn the whole 3 gallons
in a single mile.