Speaking of high fuel prices,
Harry Krause wrote:
JimH wrote: JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JimH" wrote in message ups.com... wrote: JimH wrote: "Bryan" wrote in message .net... "Mr Wizzard" wrote in message ... wrote in message ups.com... Mr Wizzard wrote: Seriously, most of us are driving 4, and 6 cylinder 3, and 4L engines, and not doing it everyday, so its _not_ really hurting us like you may think it is. But Semi Trucks don't and they struggle to get better than 6 mpg. Not counting all the fiberglass, plastic, and that you wouldn't imagine being made out of petroleum. it all leads to prices going up in every comodity. " Huh " ? ...The guy was talking about "what to do about his boating"... The price of gas is on my mind every time I fill my car or my boat these days. Not me. There is nothing you can do about it. I burn around 2.5 gallons/hour. So a couple of hours running the boat now costs me about $16. If prices double I will be out an whole extra $16. Big deal. I often see statements like that in these discussions about rising gas prices. Couldn't these extra 16 buckses add up to something over the course of a whole boating season? And doesn't the expense of driving your car to and from work and everywhere else also eventually come into the equation? I wish I were financially independent and money was "no object" in my life. richforman Let's see. 6 months of boating x $16 = $96 worth of pure family enjoyment. That adds up to a whopping $0.53/day. Yep, I am financially independent and $0.53/day is no object to me. ;-) Get real Rich. If your finances hang on $0.53/day then you cannot afford a boat. This is a hobby, not a necessity. ;-) Idiot. What a thoughtful contribution to this thread Doug. Have you ever made a mistake in your life? I guess not. I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Now you're talkin'. Slap a mizzen sail on Yo Ho and you'll really start to enjoy it. |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:17:06 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: Get real Rich. If your finances hang on $0.53/day then you cannot afford a boat. This is a hobby, not a necessity. ;-) Idiot. Rich is a PeeWCer. He can probably run all season on 100 gallons of gas. |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
"Wayne.B" wrote in message ... On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. Right now my "stabilizers" are my feet, planted about 36-40 inches apart. Eisboch |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
"Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. Completely different hull design. Besides, I just mess around with trawler speed. It's just too slow. Trawler speed = Tony Bennett singing a Christmas song while laying comatose on a couch. :-) |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
I was thinking more on the lines of Perry Como....
JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. Completely different hull design. Besides, I just mess around with trawler speed. It's just too slow. Trawler speed = Tony Bennett singing a Christmas song while laying comatose on a couch. :-) |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
"Mr Wizzard" wrote in message . .. If I had a wife, and kids who would enjoy a boat outing, then the notion of *not* going out would never even cross my mind. Period. Agreed. The times that come into question for me are those opportunities for me to go out alone; some days the cost is something I choose to give way to. |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
Yeah, that's the guy!
wrote in message oups.com... I was thinking more on the lines of Perry Como.... JimH wrote: "Harry Krause" wrote in message . .. Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running. Ah! Another convert in the making. Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane. Completely different hull design. Besides, I just mess around with trawler speed. It's just too slow. Trawler speed = Tony Bennett singing a Christmas song while laying comatose on a couch. :-) |
Speaking of high fuel prices,
JimH wrote:
Oops, you are correct that I did not post the right figure. The $16 was per trip. Let's be real though. No boater takes the boat out and runs it for several hours each and every day over a 6 month period. I think we can agree that 2 x week over a 6 month period is more reasonable. So, $16 x 2 x 26 = $832 $832/182.5 days = $4.55/day Many folks blow that much money at Mickey D's for lunch every day. But if it is truly a budget buster then you need to give up the *luxury* of owning a boat or cut down on the amount of time you run it. That's what I think I was saying (or what I am experiencing). The higher prices of gas have caused me not to give up boating but to cut down on the amount of hours I run it. (And to take more and longer beach breaks!) My gas per trip probably averages more like 40 a run though. By the way I've also given up the luxury of going out anywhere for lunch, brown-bagging it in order to be able to still hit the water on the weekends. richforman We can spend the entire day anchored near the beach with only a 1.5hour total run time. Remember also that I took the example to an extreme..........having the price of gas double from it's present level. Thanks for being on top of my post and catching my mistake within minutes of posting it John. ;-) |
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