| Speedwake |
| Will you boat less because of high fuel prices? |
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| Rock Steady |
| Yeap, or sell some of my other toys... |
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| hap hazzard |
| I normally don't burn that much anyway. Our hot spot is a 15/20 minute run and we sit there all day and hang out then run back to night hang out 20 minutes away and do it all over again the next. My Outlaw will burn more gas than my 15 ft bass boat did last year. :D |
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| cfm |
I'm hoping more people will boat less, cut down on traffic, so I can boat more.
Actual running hrs aren't alot anyway. Run hard to hang out place. Spend most of day. Run hard home.
I come no where close to the hrs most of you guys run, so things don't change much if I run more or less. Other than happiness or depression. :laugher: :laugher: |
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| p29steve |
| still boat about the same just have to bring more people to help pay for some gas :laugher: :laugher: |
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| Rock Steady |
You mean your friends actually give you gas money? :rolleyes:
Mine won't even come out much less give me gas money... Stupid Rabits |
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| sunsation98 |
| WE WILL JUST DECK DWELL MORE! |
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| tcob |
| since i became a member of the u.s. beer drinking team ..... we hardly even start the checkmate |
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| Rattlesnake Jake |
| The pic above sez it all.. ;) |
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| MTN BAJA272 |
| Burn up the same amount i did last yr. :laugher: Mooring alot........!!!!!!!! |
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| Waitn4FlashG |
| Hey all you guys(girls) from Great Sacandaga Lake, I will be in your neck of the woods in June or July timeframe....what's going on then???? This cold-arse weather to the west of you sucks. :unhappy1: |
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| sunsation98 |
quote:
Originally posted by tcob
since i became a member of the u.s. beer drinking team ..... we hardly even start the checkmate
wait a minute-I have that t shirt too! :D |
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| BillR |
| I will boat the same or more. |
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| sunsation98 |
quote:
Originally posted by BillR
I will boat the same or more.
I wish I was in that position! |
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| tcob |
| i "boated " today . checkmate is still in the driveway waiting for some attention. but we drank lots of beer at the marina , helped one of the cruisers in . drank lots of beer :D still got a full 135 gallons in the checkmate in the driveway . drank lots of beeer. business bought the gas for the truck , drank lots of beer. thinking about maybe starting a new business for when i'm not drinking beer |
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| crmax |
| the gas was the last straw, with child surport, medical insurance, and buying a new house, I just dont have that kind of cash any more or time |
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| AGRESSOR |
| Absolutely not!!! the only thing that will keep me off the water is work projects or work at home!!! but the price of gas is not a factor................. |
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| ghart |
| I enjoy my boat but it is just one of many things I do for enjoyment. I intend to do all of them just as much as I always did. The boat is not any more or less expensive than any of the other things I do. |
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| sunsation98 |
quote:
Originally posted by AGRESSOR
Absolutely not!!! the only thing that will keep me off the water is work projects or work at home!!! but the price of gas is not a factor.................
you wouldnt say that if you just got a layoff notice in your family this week! |
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| dominator scott |
quote:
Originally posted by sunsation98
you wouldnt say that if you just got a layoff notice in your family this week!
Who got the notice? :shocked: You or the wife? |
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| opie272 |
Voted use more but that won't be hard for me.
I did not even get to burn 1 tank full before end of season. :rolleyes: |
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| trimman |
| Will cut back a little , probably raft off at the "sandbar" a little more than in years past , work has been spuradic , alittle nervous about excessive spending |
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| IndianaHeat |
| Im still boating same hours staying out of the throttle ..less rpm . it was too hot to raft this weekend. when the water warms up , will do more rafting. gas was 3.50 |
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| Mopower |
Made a 30 mile round trip lunch run yesterday...$26 for lunch...$90 for gas...WTF
Started last year with more floatin' and less boatin' and towing part way if I'm going any distance :( . Takes some of the fun out of it :angry1: |
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| novadriver |
| I can no longer afford the 25 min run to our hang out spot, so I will have to trailer most of the way. It suxs cause I love to cruise down the lake with music up singin and enjoyin the sites. Oh well just have to make the best of it. :( |
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| novadriver |
| I can no longer afford the 25 min run to our hang out spot, so I will have to trailer most of the way. It suxs cause I love to cruise down the lake with music up singin and enjoyin the sites. Oh well just have to make the best of it. :( |
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| kjo43 |
quote:
Originally posted by tcob
i "boated " today . checkmate is still in the driveway waiting for some attention. but we drank lots of beer at the marina , helped one of the cruisers in . drank lots of beer :D still got a full 135 gallons in the checkmate in the driveway . drank lots of beeer. business bought the gas for the truck , drank lots of beer. thinking about maybe starting a new business for when i'm not drinking beer
Taking the checkmate down to the Islands?? :D I was at this very spot on St. John the beginning of May. Gas was only $3.85 on the water, we are so getting hosed up here. :mad: |
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| 3wood |
| Cut down on boating hell no, not even the throttle. I cant help myself :D But I am going to cut down on towing tubes and skiers and dont plan to run around quite as much. Darn gas prices :mad: |
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| plowboy |
| I have to cut back because my boat just sold!!! My boat payment and fuel money i would have spent this year is going to be saved for a larger boat with twins!! Got to spend money on something, might as well have fun while you are doing it :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: |
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| Kidnova |
| We'll keep on keep'n on the way we always have. He11, how much gas can ya burn in a 35 hr. season with a single BB :) |
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| 29Scarabthunder |
| Not really a concern when it's not nice enough to put the boat in the water. |
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| Hydrant |
This is an article that was in todays business section of The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Boaters weathering gas prices
No deterrent, 'They've got a big investment'
BY JON NEWBERRY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Gasoline prices are up on land, and they're even higher at sea.
But Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky boaters aren't about to let a little added expense spoil their summer fun.
Boat dealer Ron Cummins, co-owner of Hern Marine, was enjoying his boat at the Jimmy Buffett concert Thursday night at Riverbend Music Center in Anderson Township. Surrounded by more than 200 other boats, by his estimate, some from as far away as Portsmouth and Louisville, he saw no evidence that high gas prices have dampened boaters' determination to get out on the water.
"There's no impact. They came from everywhere," Cummins said.
"The only thing that's impacting use of boats is the weather," he said. "I can handle $3 a gallon in gas. You give me 80- or 90-degree weather, that's all I need."
With the fuel tank capacity of a typical mid-range boat (22 feet to 27 feet in length) averaging about 60 gallons, at $3.50 for a gallon of gas, a full tank can cost $200.
Assuming gasoline prices on the water have risen about the same percentage as those on land over the past year - 36 percent, according to the latest U.S. Energy Department data - a boater could easily be spending an extra $60 or $70 or so to fill up compared to last June.
So far, though, it hasn't seemed to change people's boating habits much. Part of the reason could be that gas prices are actually a bit lower after peaking last fall.
"Gas prices are still up there, and people are still buying," said Fred Crawford.
Crawford owns Aquaramp Harbor & Marina on the Ohio River in Fort Thomas.
At that dock, 89-octane gas was selling Friday for $3.30 a gallon. His gas sales are off a little compared to last year because people aren't staying out as long as they have in the past. But they haven't stopped boating, he said.
"They've got a big investment. They're not going to let the price of gas hinder them," he said.
Directly across the river at Four Seasons Marina, boat owner Ron Girouard of West Price Hill is part of a group of boaters who travel down to Belterra Casino near Vevay, Ind., for the Fourth of July. This year, however, some of them are thinking of not going because of high fuel costs. Instead, they might go to Grand Victoria Casino in Rising Sun, which is half the distance, he said.
The 130-mile round trip to Belterra would cost about $600 in his 35-foot SeaRay, Girouard said.
Fellow boater Steve Lee of Beavercreek, Ohio, said his boat, a "big Silverton convertible," would need 600 gallons to make the same trip.
"The style of the boat and the shape of the hull makes a big difference," Lee said, looking toward the far end of the dock where large houseboats were tied up. "Some of those 'hotels' down there, they're expensive to move."
GALLONS PER HOUR
Boaters measure fuel use in gallons per hour rather than gallons per mile. As with cars, though, mileage varies a lot depending on speed.
Consumption for a mid-sized boat with a V-6 engine is generally about 7 gallons to 8 gallons per hour, Cummins said. But even someone who's boating all day probably isn't going to consume anywhere near 100 gallons of fuel.
"A person may be out on the water from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., but if you look at the hour meter, you'll only see five hours," Cummins said. "People find a cove, throw the anchor down and break out lunch, then play in the water for seven or eight hours."
Four Seasons harbormaster Denny Schalk said the bigger boats might be staying tied up more as a response to high gas prices, but smaller boats are still getting out.
"The swimming pool should be used a lot more," he said.
GRIPES NOTHING NEW
Terri Behringer of Pleasant Ridge, another Four Seasons boater who lives in one of those "hotels" most of the summer, said her 50-foot Gibson houseboat probably won't get out as much this summer. Her 13-foot Whaler runabout will be getting plenty of action, though, as it has in past seasons. "It's a lot of fun," she said.
Schalk said business at his fuel dock hasn't been noticeably affected so far this year. Slip rentals are "off a little bit, maybe 1 percent or so," with a handful of its 500 slips still available.
Four Seasons was charging $3.50 a gallon for gas and $3.25 for diesel Friday morning. Fuel dock manager Jerry O'Brien said it's been business as usual, including gripes about high prices.
"Oh, they're always complaining. They did that last year. That's nothing new," he said.
Schalk observed that most boaters consume a lot less gas than they do beer, which at $7 a 12-pack is still almost twice as expensive per gallon even at fuel-dock prices.
E-mail jnewberry@enquirer.com
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs....100329/1076/BIZ |
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| Jerry G. |
:mad: :mad: In Theory I'd like to think that I'll drive less at WOT cause my ride won't go past 50 mph on a good day. Years ago I could hit the local beach bars every weekend in summer for 10 to 15 bucks in gas in my 19' Raven . Now it's at least $75 for the same ride. I won't sit at the Manina cause of the $$$$$. Will still run 100 hrs. this season on the Regal. Really getting -p---off at being ripped off by everyone involved including the oil barons right down to my marina who gets $3.65 for premium.
Jerry G aka Raptureman :mad: :mad: |
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| sunsation98 |
well................
were still boating! |
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| tcob |
| gas is not as much of an issue as weather so far :rolleyes: |
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| Pete16 |
| About the same, maybe some shorter trips instead of the long ones I like. You always have to pay to play. :D |
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| tcob |
quote:
Originally posted by tcob
gas is not as much of an issue as weather so far :rolleyes:
8 days later and same old same old :rolleyes: |
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| Andretti 502 |
been pretty nice on the weekends her in CNY. The flood crap on the souther tier took a toll, but it never hit us here....at least in my town.
As far as fuel costs and boating...I still run the same as usual. I just put in $150 at a time instaead of filling it up every time like before. I don't burn any less, but it just feels better on the wallet. Sooner or later I will only have a 1/4 tank and will have to put the $400 in :rolleyes: :D |
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| simulatedjim |
quote:
Originally posted by Andretti 502
Sooner or later I will only have a 1/4 tank and will have to put the $400 in :rolleyes: :D
That is where I am right now :hothead: |
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| sunsation98 |
well so far this summer I have not broken 200 dollars in fuel...............and we have a considerable amount of hours on her.
I am happy with the fuel consumption I have been getting-actually cheaper than my sun was and prices are higher!
hopefully things keep going smoothly-knock on wood! |
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| dominator scott |
| Only had the Dominator out twice so far this season so yeah,the price of gas has cut into my boating drasticly. :angry1: |
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| StillHaulin@61 |
Even with gas at $4, it's not exectly a bargain for a day on the golf course at $100.
PS ... and that using an "electric" golf cart! |
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| ghart |
I wish I had more time to be out on the boat. The cost of fuel is far less expensive than the things I'm doing to the house!
Still working on getting the homestead back to pre Isabel condition. This is taking a lot longer than I hoped it would!
2006 is the first year we had a lawn again, amazing what 20 yards of top soil and good grass seed will do!
Doing mostly outside things that were way down on the list of projects.
Landscaping and low voltage lighting are the current project de jour! |
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| u4ea32 |
The cost of gas has in fact stopped me from boating a few times this year.
On a typical local boating weekend I burn 100 gallons (80 gallons in the boat, and 20 gallons in the truck). So combined with ramp and mooring fees, a weekend has gone from $120 to $400 over the past couple of years. I notice that. I fly to Hawaii for the weekend for $400, that's hard to beat.
The biggest reason my hours are down this year is not fuel cost, its other parts of life: mostly, my middle daughter is off to university next year so we have had lots of end of high school, beginning of university activities. Also, she is doing her LAST daddy subsidized year of equestrian events, so that is a lot of events.
END OF SUMMER means NO MORE EQUESTRIAN BILLS!!!! Yea!!!!!
University tuition is nothing if you are used to horses and boats.
So, a new boat may be on the way! Or, some upgrades to my present boat.
In either case, I expect to have diesels by next summer. |
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| ghart |
I always said when my 4 kids were through with college, I was going to buy a big boat and name it....
"No More Tuition!"
That was 10 years ago and I still don't have the big boat! |
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| 290 Thunder |
| I am not going to let some oil thug in the middle east stop my family fun time. GASSER UP LETS GO :gunner: |
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| sladerei |
| Who's the P*%%Y that are buying a Sailboat.... |
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| simulatedjim |
| I thought it said SNAIL boat :laugh: |
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| ghart |
Statistically, during 2005, there was a net reduction of sailboats registered throughout the US with gains in all other categories of watercraft. The greatest increase was that of outboard powered boats.
I'm just a wealth of useless knowledge! |
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| sunsation98 |
statistic possibly due to the less time one has for sailing and would like to venture further with less time???
Or just that many people being bored with sailing??? |
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| ghart |
quote:
Originally posted by sunsation98
statistic possibly due to the less time one has for sailing and would like to venture further with less time???
Or just that many people being bored with sailing???
I think it is the simple fact that they are as tight as two coats of paint with their money!
Even though many of them only have 3 1/2 HP outboard motors to get them out into the wind, at $3.00 a gallon they feel $9 per year in fuel cost is far too much and they just threw in the towel. |
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| boathead241 |
| I thought I spent alot on fuel last year, well I've spent that so far this year and am planning on spending even more. I only cut back during the dog days because I am busier at work but now I work 4-12's and am off more so I am boating/fishing more. I tend to resist running down the guy that just passed me more often than not though..two years ago I wouldn't have given it a second thought. ZOOM ZOOM :D :D |
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| ELROY521 |
| I got it all worked out , stop eating |
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| sunsation98 |
| thats what I am saying.................my problem is the almost 2 cases of beer a week I have to go thru! :laugher: |
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| waterworks1414 |
| Do what I did! These gas prices were crazy up in Canada. So I got ride of my biggest expense just to go sit and drink at the sand bar with my buddies! I got rid of my wife!!!!!!!!!!! :D |
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| Horse power |
| :eek: more money for the boat |
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| Bon Charme |
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| sunsation98 |
| bon charme beautiful boat you have there |
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| texasbaja |
| PAY AS YOU PLAY |
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| wild mike |
quote:
Originally posted by sladerei
Who's the P*%%Y that are buying a Sailboat....
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| tampaboater |
the price of gas isnt going to stop me from logging hundreds of hours this year
i love the water
the price of gas isnt going to affect me or the time i spend on the boat
just wont buy it at the marina
now get out of my way
i have a fuel bill to run up |
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| KJ |
| No way, I get too much enjoyment out of boating. It's a great escape for me. :) |
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| FastChance |
I go boating to reboot my brain and I do not plan to boat less!!! Last year we used the boat a minimum of 4 days per week and now that I have taken the buy out from one of the big three, we plan on being out even more!!!
I just hope there are fewer morons out there that should not have a boat in the first place!!! No common courtesy or common sense!!! Heck some should not even drive a car!!!
I wish the USCG insisted on a license for all boaters, from PWC's to full blown weekend warrior offshore types and everything in between. Certification should go up exponentially as the size and speed increases.
Just my opinion..........................F AST C HANCE!!!! |
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| simulatedjim |
quote:
Originally posted by FastChance
I go boating to reboot my brain and I do not plan to boat less!!! Last year we used the boat a minimum of 4 days per week and now that I have taken the buy out from one of the big three, we plan on being out even more!!!
I just hope there are fewer morons out there that should not have a boat in the first place!!! No common courtesy or common sense!!! Heck some should not even drive a car!!!
I wish the USCG insisted on a license for all boaters, from PWC's to full blown weekend warrior offshore types and everything in between. Certification should go up exponentially as the size and speed increases.
Just my opinion..........................F AST C HANCE!!!!
Sorry to tell you this but your way doesn't work. You can pass laws against anything and everything but the only ones who will pay attention to them is the law abiding citizen. It must be done with enforcement of the rules already in place. Without enforcement the laws mean nothing. ie. "I've been doin it this way for years, nobody has ever said anything to me."
This applies to more than just boating. |
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| Pete16 |
| I'll be using way more gas this year, flying to keep up with Noise Polution & his new HP motor, or going real slow, barely on plane, so I don't loose Detiedoneon or Hap! :D :laugher: |
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| Speedwake |
quote:
Originally posted by Pete16
I'll be using way more gas this year, flying to keep up with Noise Polution & his new HP motor, or going real slow, barely on plane, so I don't loose Detiedoneon or Hap! :D :laugher:
:laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: :laugher: |
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| noise pollution |
quote:
Originally posted by Pete16
I'll be using way more gas this year, flying to keep up with Noise Polution & his new HP motor, or going real slow, barely on plane, so I don't loose Detiedoneon or Hap! :D :laugher:
Wise Azz are we?? :laugher: :laugher: |
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| hap hazzard |
quote:
Originally posted by Pete16
I'll be using way more gas this year, flying to keep up with Noise Polution & his new HP motor, or going real slow, barely on plane, so I don't loose Detiedoneon or Hap! :D :laugher:
you barely had me last summer and now with a couple of upgrades, it's on. :D |
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| ammaddon |
quote:
Originally posted by Speedwake
Will you boat less because of high fuel prices?
it's only money, I can't take it with me when I die.... |
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| Tax Free |
| No change, just let her eat.... |
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| El Guapo |
| I'll still burn the same amount of gas. My truck gets 9 miles to the gallon so I'm always at the gas station. If I need to I won't go to Joe's Crab Shack or Island's Bar and Grill as often as I do. |
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| Andretti 502 |
I have not had my boat on the water in 5 weeks now...and it's not because of fuel prices. At this rate my fuel consumption for the season is way low...lower than ever. I have spent exactly $275 on fuel all season so far :rolleyes:
My problem is time. I have been busier than ever this summer with home renovations and work at the shop. I've been thinking of doing a restoration on the Formula. At least I will have more hands on time with the boat :rolleyes: |
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| noise pollution |
I won't say how much money I've spent. My wife would shoot me. :unhappy1:
I have burned 622 gal so far :( , but its been fun :)
Next year going from 540ci to a 4.3 L :laugher: |
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| noise pollution |
quote:
Originally posted by noise pollution
I won't say how much money I've spent. My wife would shoot me. :unhappy1:
I have burned 622 gal so far :( , but its been fun :)
Next year going from 540ci to a 4.3 L :laugher:
About 1300 miles. :) :D |
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| HIGH PRESSURE |
| I think I am going to burn a little more fuel now with the up grade to a new boat :D :D :D :D |
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| slowboat2 |
heck no i wont boat less...i have boated much more this year then i did last year since i bought the powerquest in june '07. matter of fact, ive probably burnt up more fuel already trying to check my top speed.
our local hot spot (hot hole) is only a 4-5 minute run after u hit lake erie. 10 minutes down to sterling state park to anchor off in cool water if it's super hot & humid.
i am selling my '06 6" lifted chevy (gas) 2500hd though if anyone's interested...i guess i am compensating for fuel but atleast im still boating!! |
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| Horse power |
| Well how did every one do did you use more or less gas? Lets here about it. :) |
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| Aggressor Tom |
| I would say I boated less in the respect we did a few really sort trips and more hanging out. But, by the end of summer I was ready to run all over the lake and we burned more gas from labor day weekend until now than June, July, or August. |
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