Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:12:35 -0500, Califbill billnews wrote:

Those are 350 GMs?
That is a solid engine, particularly in fresh water but they can be
thirsty. The good news is gas is getting cheaper. Enjoy your boat.

Talking to a guy in the marina at Ganges, BC, Canada. His comment, rings
true, fuel is one of the cheaper parts of boating. And he owned an older
wooden hall trawler.

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That's very true in my experience, and the less you use your boat, the
more true it is. Even when diesel was at $4/gallon I figured it was
about 40% of expenses while running about 500 hours per year.

My boat levels gas. But is still not major expense. $100-130 to store the
boat, $250 insurance, $125 taxes, $3000 for last major repair. We spent 2
weeks boating Vancouver Island earlier this year. $1.30CA a liter for
fuel. Still only cost maybe $500 for 2 weeks fuel. Some would pull the
boat to tow to gas station to save 5 cents a liter. Not worth the trouble.