"azboating" wrote in message
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Here's a typical day at the lake. - This does not include the monthly
payment, maintenance, insurance or possible repairs needed after the
trip on either the boat or the tow vehicle, only the expense for the
day.

If we're on the lake for about 8 hours and cruise (~35-40 mph) about
25% of the time and approximately 10% of the time we're running wot
to pull a skier or towable and the other 65% the engine was off and
we're relaxing or swimming, we would burn about 35 gallons of gas.
That will cost us about $112. And I used to think the beer and ice was
the big expense.

(8 x .25)9.0=18 x $3.25 = $58.50
(8 x .10)20.5=16.4 x $3.25 = $53.30
34.4 gph 111.80
Park entrance fee 7.00
Food/beverage/ice 38.00
TOTAL= $156.80


You forgot to include what it costs you in gas to get to and from the lake,
towing your boat. The hits just keep on coming.

You did have to remind me of that. We live about 30 minutes from the
lake which burns about 15 gallons round trip, so add another $48 to
that total. Yikes! a $200 day.

azboating wrote:
You did have to remind me of that. We live about 30 minutes from the
lake which burns about 15 gallons round trip, so add another $48 to
that total. Yikes! a $200 day.

For what we do, it's really not bad by the standards of the day. $30.
for fuel for my old '89 mercury to tow my 18' Chris Craft to the lake
and back 120 mi. round trip

Cruise and putter around the lake for a day. with a 3.0 GM running 3200
rpm, and that will pull about 5-7 gal. Another $21.00.


I look at it like this. My family can have a decent day on Lthe lake,
OR I can load up the car and take them to 6-Flags St. louis. and pay 40
bucks a pop to get in and eat their $4.00 hotdogs and $2.50 soda pop
and stand in a hot line for 45 min, to ride some whirlie-gig for about
3 minutes.

By the time we get home we's spent $300.00 and wonder ..."why?"


The lake is proven to be the better choice. We get to do what we want
to do, and enjoy the water.

More fun, practical, and economical!