Yep it is gonna suck. 135 gal in the boat gets me about 2-3 weeks of fishing if I don't go crazy. But to me it is worth it.
Gas on MV now is 2.63/gal for reg. I just put $65 in my Yukon XL. Some are thinking...THAT'S INSANE but considering there is no place to go and I really don't drive that far and the last time I bought gas on island was October 04. (I went off in Dec and Jan to go skiiing and tanked up prior to my return) This tank full will last me 6-8 weeks easy. During high fishing season I will tank up every two weeks and every week during the derby and I feel some pain, but again it is worth it.
For the boat my fuel is cheaper at the dock then at the street pump. I get a sizeable discount because I hold a comm fishing lic....but I haven't sold a fish since 1982. Thats right....the reason I buy the stupid comm fishing lic to get my fuel cheaper
. In one fill up I more then pay for my lic.
IMO We need to drill off Alaska and just the threat of us doing that will collapse the price. We don't have to pump much but just enough to control the Arabs.
BTW we have reserves in Alaska to completely sustain our own needs for over 200 years at over 100% ov todays capacity (and that is just what we know about). Imagine what would happen to the Arab price of oil if we said, ...."I don't think we will need any this year, maybe next year....thanks". IMO we could hold the price at $1.00/gal for then next 500 years if we wanted to. Its time to play hardball with these guys.