"John H." wrote in message
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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. ;-)