Fuel prices and boating
 

General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.

Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends as
the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping around
for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now much more
tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps their
circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
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General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.

On 11 Aug 2005 15:59:53 -0700, wrote:

General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.

The extra 25 cents a gallon has had no effect on my boating. Having a
Belarussian kid for the past three weeks has seriously crimped the boating. He
wasn't much of a fisherman, although I did get him and a couple of the other
Belarussians out for one day. They all caught something, so it wasn't a waste!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

Butch Davis wrote:
Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends as
the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping around
for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now much more
tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps their
circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.




I had a delightful time at Safeway today, pumping 75 gallons of regular
into Yo Ho and $2.43 a gallon, less a six cent discount. About $180.
Thanks, Dubya.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:21:02 -0400, "Harry.Krause"
wrote:

Butch Davis wrote:
Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends as
the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping around
for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now much more
tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps their
circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.




I had a delightful time at Safeway today, pumping 75 gallons of regular
into Yo Ho and $2.43 a gallon, less a six cent discount. About $180.
Thanks, Dubya.

Isn't Safeway unionized? What's your problem?

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:21:02 -0400, "Harry.Krause"
wrote:

Butch Davis wrote:
Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends as
the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping around
for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now much more
tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps their
circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.


I had a delightful time at Safeway today, pumping 75 gallons of regular
into Yo Ho and $2.43 a gallon, less a six cent discount. About $180.
Thanks, Dubya.

Isn't Safeway unionized? What's your problem?

No prob with safeway...it's using gasoline as a loss-leader. Spend $50
on groceries in one trip, and you get six cents off per gallon, and the
price without the deal is competitive with other stations.

Safeway tried to bust its unions in California a few years ago. It did
not succeed.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:30:33 -0400, "Harry.Krause"
wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:21:02 -0400, "Harry.Krause"
wrote:

Butch Davis wrote:
Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends as
the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping around
for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now much more
tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps their
circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.


I had a delightful time at Safeway today, pumping 75 gallons of regular
into Yo Ho and $2.43 a gallon, less a six cent discount. About $180.
Thanks, Dubya.

Isn't Safeway unionized? What's your problem?

No prob with safeway...it's using gasoline as a loss-leader. Spend $50
on groceries in one trip, and you get six cents off per gallon, and the
price without the deal is competitive with other stations.

Safeway tried to bust its unions in California a few years ago. It did
not succeed.

It's people like you with your ridiculous oil demand that is causing the price
of oil to go the way it is, not Bush!

--
John H.
On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD

I just got back from a week long vacation at Lake Almanor in Northern
California. I definitely paid attention to my boat travels and
cruising speed due to the price of gas.

I used almost 3 full tanks of gas (18 gal/tank) in 9 days of running my
17' runabout with a 130 HP 4 cylinder AQ130C Volvo engine. Not sure
how many engine hours we notched during this time, but at/near WOT, it
burns about 3.5 gallons per hour. I started off with a full tank from
a street gas pump and then paid USD$3.50/gal for 91 octane one day and
USD$3.00 for 87 octane the second time I had to fill up on the water.
All told, I figure I spent almost $150 in gas on my vacation. As I
recall, we figured out it cost us about USD$10/engine hour.

Bob

Harry,
Winn Dixie tried to negotiate with their Union. They were not successful.

They are now bankrupt, and the Union workers are out of a job.


"Harry.Krause" wrote in message
...
John H. wrote:
On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 20:21:02 -0400, "Harry.Krause"

wrote:

Butch Davis wrote:
Yes, it has influenced me to do more boating as the waters are now less
crowded. For the past several years I would seldom go out on weekends
as the ramps were too busy and there were just too many boats zipping
around for my taste. The ramps remain busy on weekends but it's now
much more tolerable.

I guess some folks can just about afford the boats they buy or perhaps
their circumstances have changed.

If fuel goes to $6.00 or more I may do more boat pooling for fishing
outings. Otherwise I'm good to go.

Butch
wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.


I had a delightful time at Safeway today, pumping 75 gallons of regular
into Yo Ho and $2.43 a gallon, less a six cent discount. About $180.
Thanks, Dubya.

Isn't Safeway unionized? What's your problem?

No prob with safeway...it's using gasoline as a loss-leader. Spend $50 on
groceries in one trip, and you get six cents off per gallon, and the price
without the deal is competitive with other stations.

Safeway tried to bust its unions in California a few years ago. It did not
succeed.

Gould,

The only way for all of humanity to reduce their dependence on oil, is for
the cost of oil to exceed the cost of finding acceptable alternative energy
or the cost of improving the efficiency of the oil consumed. Since some
estimate we only have about 40 yrs of oil left, we better get on the stick
quickly.


wrote in message
ups.com...
General question:

Have this summer's higher prices for marine fuel changed the way in
which you use your boat or the frequency with which you use it?

If so, how?

If not, is there a price per gallon that you believe would influence
your boating activities or frequency? How high would that be?


Me: Slow boater with very fuel efficient boat, not making any changes
to usage. Price per gallon could double or triple without driving me
off the water, (but in a 150 engine hour year I will burn les than 400
gallons of fuel).

For many boaters, fuel is simply an incidental expense, but for others
(small fast boat with a big engine) it could represent a significant
percentage of total costs.