On May 27, 1:47*pm, John H. wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2008 06:44:47 -0400, "Jim" wrote:

"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. ;-)

I think mercury affects your brain. Mine dropped off years ago.
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