Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

Richard Casady wrote:
On Sun, 25 May 2008 06:32:04 -0400, "Jim" wrote:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.
True.
Not to mention the hazards involved. Plus, It's time consuming and
Only unavoidable hazard is a sore back. You have the body to handle
it, or not. See below.
you get to smell like raw gas when you are done.
Only if you carelessly spill it.
All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas
Is it worth it? Ante up fellas or find another hobby.
Worth it? Maybe not.

Get a yoke like the ones used by third worlders to carry two buckets
of water. Puts the weight on the shoulders instead of the hands. Holds
the cans away from the body so that they don't hit the outside of the
knees.

My boat[175 hp 22 ft cuddy] has the fill openings on the sides of the
boat, and without a really complicated funnel, you can't fuel from
cans while underway, or on the trailer. Maybe one side if alongside a
dock.

Casady


When I was a young teen, I used to hand carry a pair of six gallon steel
Evinrude gasoline tanks pretty close to a mile. This was before the day
of built-in tanks on small outboard runabouts.

There was no marina at the beach where I moored my boat, so I had to run
the boat a few miles down to another beach, where I could anchor and
carry the cans up to a Sunoco station. Carrying them back took awhile,
with plenty of rest stops. I don't recall the numbers, but I guess each
can weighed about 60# full. I didn't do it often, though! If I had the
fuel, I'd make the run from our cove to my father's marina in Milford,
where I had a key to the fuel pumps. :)

Gas was about 20 cents a gallon in those days.

Anyone remember Amoco "white" gas?

Where I live now, the cheapest gas usually is available at a WaWa
station. My little 21-footer holds 100 gallons.

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

On Sun, 25 May 2008 14:57:13 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Sun, 25 May 2008 06:32:04 -0400, "Jim" wrote:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.
True.
Not to mention the hazards involved. Plus, It's time consuming and
Only unavoidable hazard is a sore back. You have the body to handle
it, or not. See below.
you get to smell like raw gas when you are done.
Only if you carelessly spill it.
All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas
Is it worth it? Ante up fellas or find another hobby.
Worth it? Maybe not.

Get a yoke like the ones used by third worlders to carry two buckets
of water. Puts the weight on the shoulders instead of the hands. Holds
the cans away from the body so that they don't hit the outside of the
knees.

My boat[175 hp 22 ft cuddy] has the fill openings on the sides of the
boat, and without a really complicated funnel, you can't fuel from
cans while underway, or on the trailer. Maybe one side if alongside a
dock.

Casady

If your marina will allow it, this looks like a good way to save some of
the cost of gas. At about $380 it would take a while to pay for itself, but
then again maybe not, if you do a lot of boating.

http://tinyurl.com/4qynke

Here's another version at a little more than half the price.

http://tinyurl.com/4tn2ge

Here's the catalog page with the details.

http://tinyurl.com/3efycb

--
John *H*

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

Jim writes:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.

Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf

If not, *why* not?


Not to mention the hazards involved.

How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring
it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy),
but that's a different matter entirely.


Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when
you are done.

Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these
all the time:

http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm

I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands.


All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it?

Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps
it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's
the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ.



Geoff

--
"As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine
Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her
purse." -- Peggy Noonan

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

Richard Casady writes:

My boat[175 hp 22 ft cuddy] has the fill openings on the sides
of the boat, and without a really complicated funnel, you can't
fuel from cans while underway, or on the trailer. Maybe one side
if alongside a dock.


Most cars have gas filler necks on the rear quarter panel. When
I was racing, we used fuel jugs like this:

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pro...p?Product=2558

with hoses like this (we called them "donkey dicks") attached:

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pro....asp?RecId=729

and they worked just fine.



Geoff

--
"As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine
Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her
purse." -- Peggy Noonan

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

"Geoff Miller" wrote in message
...


Jim writes:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.

Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf

If not, *why* not?

Link doesn't seem to be working.



Not to mention the hazards involved.

A hazzardous condition exists while transporting gasoline in the trunk of
the car. A hazzardous condition exists when pouring gasoline while standing
on a shaky finger pier. A hazzardous condition exists when trying to load
gas cans over the gunnel onto the deck which you just can't seem to reach. A
hazzardous condition exists when the guy on the next boat is enjoying a
cigarette while watching you fuel up, or maybe he decides to fire up the
barbee.

How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring
it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy),
but that's a different matter entirely.

A handy little lever on the pump nozzle safely starts and stops the flow of
gasoline after the nozzle is inserted into the fill hose. The nozzle is much
easier to handle than a 35 pound gas can. The spouts on gas cans seem to
want to leak at the most inappropriate time. It is virtually impossible to
withdraw a partially full gas can without some spillage.


Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when
you are done.

Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these
all the time:

http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm

I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands.

Have you ever tried filling a boat from these cans? Why are the cans so
expensive?



All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it?

Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps
it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's
the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ.

Reasonable people certainly can have differences; but not on wrecked boats
;-)




Geoff

--
"As for this week's Clinton complaints, I imagine
Mrs. Thatcher would bop her on the head with her
purse." -- Peggy Noonan

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote:



Jim writes:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.

Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf

If not, *why* not?


Not to mention the hazards involved.

How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring
it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy),
but that's a different matter entirely.


Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when
you are done.

Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these
all the time:

http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm

I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands.


All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it?

Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps
it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's
the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ.



Geoff

Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm hearing
it's not a good thing to do.

Crap.
--
John *H*

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller) wrote:



Jim writes:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.

Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf

If not, *why* not?


Not to mention the hazards involved.

How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring
it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy),
but that's a different matter entirely.


Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when
you are done.

Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these
all the time:

http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm

I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands.


All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it?

Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps
it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's
the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ.



Geoff

Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm
hearing
it's not a good thing to do.

Crap.
--
John *H*

Remember the little droplets of mercury we used to play with as kids. With
every hazardous material we have touched, its a marvel that our hands
haven't rotted and fallen off. ;-)

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

Jim wrote:

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:46:22 -0500, (Geoff Miller)
wrote:



Jim writes:

Carrying gas down to the docks gets old real fast.

Doesn't everybody who keeps a boat at a marina have one of these?:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/4zdgmf

If not, *why* not?


Not to mention the hazards involved.

How is pouring gas from a jerrycan any more hazardous than pouring
it from a gas pump hose? It's more awkward, granted (gas is heavy),
but that's a different matter entirely.


Plus, It's time consuming and you get to smell like raw gas when
you are done.

Feh. When I was racing (SCCA), I poured fuel from jugs like these
all the time:

http://www.atlanticjetsports.com/fue...&_carriers.htm

I don't remember ever spilling gasoline or getting any on my hands.


All this to save $2.50 per Jerry Jug full of gas. Is it worth it?

Depends on the individual: what sort of boat he has, whether he keeps
it in the water or on a trailer, and how much boating he does. It's
the sort of thing about which rasonable people can differ.



Geoff

Shoot. All my life I've use gas to clean my hands with, and now I'm
hearing
it's not a good thing to do.

Crap.
--
John *H*

Remember the little droplets of mercury we used to play with as kids.
With every hazardous material we have touched, its a marvel that our
hands haven't rotted and fallen off. ;-)



The problem with putting gas and mercury on your hands is it does not
effect your hands, it effects your mind.


..... What were we talking about?

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..

The problem with putting gas and mercury on your hands is it does not
effect your hands, it effects your mind.


.... What were we talking about?


Pump or pour. Remember?

Gas prices, quesiton from a Wrecked boater....;)
 

Jim wrote:

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in
message . ..

The problem with putting gas and mercury on your hands is it does not
effect your hands, it effects your mind.


.... What were we talking about?


Pump or pour. Remember?

Oh yeah, frozen drinks. I prefer to pour my pina colada.