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Mr. Sandman · 04-26-2011, 08:48 PM

Gas is 4.55 here now on the street. At the marina it has got to be 5 bucks+.

I don't drive anywhere in my car so the cost is not that painful (< $100/mo) . But I burn about 3000 gals/year of diesel in my boat so do the math... it sucks. ( I only burn 10-11/gals per hour...twin 440's...is a dinosaur,you good luck trying to sell that. that is a $350/hour fuel burn, ouch. 85 hours of running those gas engines will pay for a new diesel.)

In answer to your original question...I will cut back as much as 50% of my boat use, after that, I am heading to the golf course and will fish the beach locally. This is rediculus. There is no supply problem!

04-26-2011, 08:48 PM	#3
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	Gas is 4.55 here now on the street. At the marina it has got to be 5 bucks+. I don't drive anywhere in my car so the cost is not that painful (< $100/mo) . But I burn about 3000 gals/year of diesel in my boat so do the math... it sucks. ( I only burn 10-11/gals per hour...twin 440's...is a dinosaur,you good luck trying to sell that. that is a $350/hour fuel burn, ouch. 85 hours of running those gas engines will pay for a new diesel.) In answer to your original question...I will cut back as much as 50% of my boat use, after that, I am heading to the golf course and will fish the beach locally. This is rediculus. There is no supply problem! Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 04-26-2011 at 08:59 PM..