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I'm guessing $2.50/gal. Memorial Wknd. at the gas docks.
Good thing i'm not fueling hammer's boat
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The one time that you can actually appreciate a smaller boat 24' & 70gal. tank !
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*End of last season BCM was 2.33/gal mid grade.
Good thing i'm not fueling hammer's boat
The one time that you can actually appreciate a smaller boat 24' & 70gal. tank !
*End of last season BCM was 2.33/gal mid grade.
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I remember 2 years ago when gas prices were high on land and Mac Ray never went over 2.89 all summer
let's hope that's the case again but lower
let's hope that's the case again but lower
Hammer may remember (I'm sure it is a painful memory) but I think two seasons ago it was $2.79/gallon at MacRays which is usually one of the more reasonably priced gas docks on the lake. It definitely makes touching the throttle an expensive proposition!
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QUOTE(captstevo @ Mar 10 2004, 10:07 PM)gas is the smallest expense of owning a powerboat!
without it you are sitting at your well... one step away from being a landlubber!
the price of fuel is not going to keep me off the lake!
I agree 100% captstevo!
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without it you are sitting at your well... one step away from being a landlubber!
the price of fuel is not going to keep me off the lake!
I agree 100% captstevo!
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I may be broke this summer with higher gas prices, but I would rather be broke and be able to say I boated all summer.
QUOTE(Aggressortom @ Mar 11 2004, 01:08 PM)I may be broke this summer with higher gas prices, but I would rather be broke and be able to say I boated all summer.
I'm just gonna go with the flow.... you can't control it anyway....
What I DON'T want to do is start saying to myself "let's go to Strawberry for $12," ..... "going to anchor at Metro today for $16" ...... "let's do lunch today at Brown's for $24", etc. etc. etc.
If you start adding up the gas cost for every ride on the lake, it'll drive you crazy.
I'm just gonna go with the flow.... you can't control it anyway....
What I DON'T want to do is start saying to myself "let's go to Strawberry for $12," ..... "going to anchor at Metro today for $16" ...... "let's do lunch today at Brown's for $24", etc. etc. etc.
If you start adding up the gas cost for every ride on the lake, it'll drive you crazy.
QUOTE(sidelite @ Mar 11 2004, 03:39 PM)What I DON'T want to do is start saying to myself "let's go to Strawberry for $12," ..... "going to anchor at Metro today for $16" ...... "let's do lunch today at Brown's for $24", etc. etc. etc.
goin' to Strawberry - $12.00
Goin' to Metro Beach - $16.00
Goin' to lunch at Brown's - $24.00
Goin' out on the lake with the rest of your friends while the landlubbers of the world eat dust and sizzle -
PRICELESS!!
goin' to Strawberry - $12.00
Goin' to Metro Beach - $16.00
Goin' to lunch at Brown's - $24.00
Goin' out on the lake with the rest of your friends while the landlubbers of the world eat dust and sizzle -
PRICELESS!!
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QUOTE(BoatChic @ Mar 9 2004, 10:03 AM)I'm guessing $2.50/gal. Memorial Wknd. at the gas docks.
Good thing i'm not fueling hammer's boat
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Thanks a lot Stacy. Nothing like making a guy feel better.
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I DON'T buy gas from Mac Ray's. Its regular, not mid grade and they buy from the cheapest broker. So I've been told.
I like a nice trip to the north channel, there's the good prices. We'll keep this gas price forum current this summer as usual, so look here.
Good thing i'm not fueling hammer's boat
Thanks a lot Stacy. Nothing like making a guy feel better.
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I DON'T buy gas from Mac Ray's. Its regular, not mid grade and they buy from the cheapest broker. So I've been told.
I like a nice trip to the north channel, there's the good prices. We'll keep this gas price forum current this summer as usual, so look here.
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QUOTE(hammer @ Mar 21 2004, 08:31 PM)QUOTE(BoatChic @ Mar 9 2004, 10:03 AM) I'm guessing $2.50/gal. Memorial Wknd. at the gas docks.
Good thing i'm not fueling hammer's boat
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Thanks a lot Stacy. Nothing like making a guy feel better.
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I like a nice trip to the north channel, there's the good prices. We'll keep this gas price forum current this summer as usual, so look here.
Sassy Marina has good gas prices, last year i filled up with Premium for less than Mid-grade was at BCM.
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*However they were out of Mid. that day.
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Good thing i'm not fueling hammer's boat
Thanks a lot Stacy. Nothing like making a guy feel better.
I like a nice trip to the north channel, there's the good prices. We'll keep this gas price forum current this summer as usual, so look here.
Sassy Marina has good gas prices, last year i filled up with Premium for less than Mid-grade was at BCM.
*However they were out of Mid. that day.
Hammer
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Decker's is usually pretty cheap too. And that place next door to them forgot the name... You'd think deckers would be higher being where they are located, having to have it brought in and delivered. And the places on 9 mile would be cheaper cause its easy access for delivery. Either way what ever it is No matter how much we bitch were still at there mercy and it probably wont change anyone's cruising habits.
If i get boat back this weekend think ill start waxing.
If i get boat back this weekend think ill start waxing.
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I went to Walkers for most of my gas....too bad they are selling
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Captstevo says...... "gas is the smallest expense of owning a powerboat!"
Yeah Steve, I keep telling myself that too!!!!!! I tracked my boat ownership costs last season and I "only" spent $5200 (CASH!!) on fuel for 120 hours of running time between 5-1 and 10-1-03. I don't even want to know what I spent on food & drink and docking fees for the season.
That $5,200 is in FACT the smallest portion of my costs when looking at 1) payment/insurance, 2) summer/winter docking/storage, and 3) fuel & maintenance.
But the good memories far exceed my burn rate of 25 gallons per hour and I am chomping at the bit to do it again this Summer!
High gas prices keep the lakes less crowded for us diehards!
Yeah Steve, I keep telling myself that too!!!!!! I tracked my boat ownership costs last season and I "only" spent $5200 (CASH!!) on fuel for 120 hours of running time between 5-1 and 10-1-03. I don't even want to know what I spent on food & drink and docking fees for the season.
That $5,200 is in FACT the smallest portion of my costs when looking at 1) payment/insurance, 2) summer/winter docking/storage, and 3) fuel & maintenance.
But the good memories far exceed my burn rate of 25 gallons per hour and I am chomping at the bit to do it again this Summer!
High gas prices keep the lakes less crowded for us diehards!
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