My butt hurts - Rant

[TwoBallScrewBall]

Filled the boat today.<br /><br />$249.00<br /><br />And that was using 5 gallon jerry cans and carrying them down to the dock at $2.51/gal. Gas dock was $2.89 so I figured the two hours of trips to the gas station and the dock were worth the $40 I saved. <br /><br />remember when $1.49/gallon was a lot?

 

[jspitzer]

Re: My butt hurts - Rant

ouch that hurts the pocketbook

 

[Reel Poor]

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Now I know why you butt hurts. Carrying all that gas has to be a pain in the A$$.

 

[Homerr]

Re: My butt hurts - Rant

Better get some of this the next time you fill up... Cause you know it's gonna hurt even more!<br /><br />

<br /><br />H.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Originally posted by Reel Poor:<br /> Now I know why you butt hurts. Carrying all that gas has to be a pain in the A$$.

Nope, it's that sudden empty vacuum when the wallet went flat. <br /><br />Oh yea, 2.48 a gallon here right now and dropping. Don't know for how long though.

 

[wildbill59]

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Nibs, It could be worse, gas in Milwaukee is $2.79 for regular at the street pump. If you see a maroon Plymouth Voyager with Wisconsin plates and a PETA- people eating tasty animals bumper sticker running in your neighborhood give em a honk of your horn. My wife and kids are staying in Shipbottom with her dad for the next few days. Wish I could be there on the shore.

 

[Nos4r2]

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I shan't say anything except it costs me the equivalent of $100 every time I take my boat out...

 

[mattttt25]

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2.77 on the street here.<br /><br />3.12 paid at the marina this past weekend. spent 406 filling up. fun.

 

[treedancer]

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So you think the guy that runs the marina will finely trade that old Bentley for the new Rolls?

 

[dolluper]

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Think I missed something here 2 hours going back and forth to save $40 .Just don't sound right, did you walk to the gas station or drive? Either way it cost you ,wear and tear on the body [could have taken years off your life],OR gas in the vehicle going back and forth= less than $40 saved<br />AND the biggest point 2 hours less on the water now that's priceless but worth more than -$40<br />Sometimes it's just worth paying to play

 

[TwoBallScrewBall]

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Hey Dolluper, <br /><br />If you've got any extra $20's lying around I'll email you my mailing address.<br /><br />The boat is just under a mile from the dry-land gas station. I keep it behind my parents house, so the ritual is:<br /><br />1. Get six cans (30 gallons, overfill to 33) from the shed. <br />2. Drive 1 mile and Fill six cans.<br />3. Drive 1 mile and empty six cans into boat.<br />4. Repeat. Twice more. 99 gallon tank. I then put whatever is left over from the 99 gallons I bought (only 7 gallons this time!) in the shed and top off when I come back until that's gone.<br /><br />So I go 6 miles in the truck, about 1/3 gallon of gas burned there, so $0.80. <br /><br />Start to finish it takes about 2 hours, actually 1:45. I'm not rushing things. If I drive (the boat) to the nearest gas dock from my home dock, it takes about the same abount of time (30-45 minutes of no wake each way, all lagoons) and just ends up costing me more $$ for gas, let alone the gas I burn in the boat getting there and back.<br /><br />Like I said, I welcome any extra cash you have to throw away.

 

[kenimpzoom]

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Try looking for a 55 gallon drum and use an electrical pump.<br /><br />Ken

 

[eeboater]

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<br /><br />HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK?!??!

 

[byordy]

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Yes gas prices hurt! $2.44 here for regular, $2.56 off the Interstate. My old Dodge gets 14.5 MPG. Avgas just went to $3.50 per gallon, airplane gets 10 MPG. I pay about $2.56 for boat gas and then add the 50/1 oil mix cost to that. I don't want to know the MPG of the boat!<br />But the bright side is that gas is still a smaller percentage of the average income that it was in the early 1980's (small consolation I know) and at least we're still able to use the truck, airplane and boat.<br />Bill...

 

[aspeck]

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If it is only a mile away, I would take the boat out of the water to fill 'er up - save on time and wear and tear on the body. Savings should still be the same.

 

[Fishalolic]

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We use a farm style gas trailer for fueling, haven't bought gas from a dock in several years.<br /><br />Battery powered pump with gallon indicator and filter. It has paid for it's self several times over.<br /><br />They can be had at most any tractor supply/farm supply/welding type places. <br /><br />Considering that our boat holds 240 gallons, and with dock prices at 3+ bucks a gallon, it is a no brainer. <br /><br />Probably will not work for you folks that are in a Marina since they probably sell gas and would try to stop you from pumping your own, however for the folks with their own dock it is an option.<br /><br />It saves us $120 per tank at current prices.

 

[baja power]

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Originally posted by eeboater:<br /> <br /><br />HOW BIG IS YOUR TANK?!??!

249/2.51=99(ish)

 

[ZmOz]

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Even at the "discount" land stations it cost me about $3.20/gallon for the boat...for plus mixed with 2 cycle oil. On the other hand, nothing makes me happier than going fast in my boat on a nice summer day, so it's worth it.

 

[DJ]

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By the standard here-Phoenix, you could have paid $4.65/at the pump, at the lake marina..<br /><br />Good call, if you were here.