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View Poll Results: At what gas price will you sell your boat and say the hell with it
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I give...I sold it already
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$4.00
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$5.00
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$7.00
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$10.00
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Never, I will keep it regardless of fuel costs
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03-12-2008, 09:57 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
Posts: 5,659
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It'll have to get a lot worse before I give up completely, but I will be trying to cut down on my fuel burn. Less trips to far far away, more inshore trips.
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03-12-2008, 12:08 PM
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The Bawston Whalah
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 223
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Im probably not going to throw in the towel, Im just going to re-power with diesel. Feeding the 454 in my truck is bad enough, I can't wait to see what my new to me 30' sportcraft will eat with a 454 inboard, im figuring 20-25 GPH  |
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03-12-2008, 05:15 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: south shore , ma
Posts: 669
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not keeping that many people away , the marina around the corner from me is sold out for the season already
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03-12-2008, 05:20 PM
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#4
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
Posts: 9,703
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I see a BIG jump is sales of locking gas caps for boats.
Especially if you keep in a slip !
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03-12-2008, 06:03 PM
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#5
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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I was with some family members not too long ago and they showed a photo of me with my 13' Boston whaler ( I was 13 or 14yo)...in the background you could see the price of gas.....29.9 cents/gallon.
Now THOSE were the days you could go out and fish all day on a few gallons of fuel and it didn't hurt. I have a 23' cc now and it cost over 4 bills to top it off. A few years prior I had a 33'er with twin crusader inboards and it I couldn't look when I gassed up, just gave him the card and moved on. Nowadays you can't even use a boat like that seriously. I think I am headed back to the days of the 13' whaler....how sad is that?
My wife has been pushing for a trawler to hang on for the summer, I may just succumb and screw a couple rod holders on to the trawler and call it a day.
What would I like? a 36' predator that cruises at 35 and I don't have to faint when I get the fuel bill.
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03-12-2008, 07:14 PM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,543
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Rethinking the season...
Not going to be gearing up with new tuna gear as I had planned, ie. a reel or two, tackle and 3 or 4 spreader bars. Will make only a couple Stellwagen trips with my boat, and pool up gear and gas money with other bigger boats for the rest of my tuna hunts.
Will be sticking to my local haunts, fishing smarter, as Goose mentioned.
Held off on adding the T-top, as budget was more than tight from Dec-January. Fortunately, work has picked up and we are slammed again.
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03-12-2008, 07:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 373
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I guess I am lucky, I have a 14' with a 15, and from late may to nov last season I burned between 12-15 gallons of fuel. I fill up with 3 gallons and did that 5 times (and still have a bunch in my tank that will probably end up at the town's disposal day). I only fish freshwater with it, but have lots of fun. I fish basically fish 1 to 2 times a week, and do quite a bit of running around and also did a good amount of trolling in the fall. Looking forward to trout season coming up. Good luck out there.
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03-15-2008, 08:58 AM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,851
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So I am fortunate. 17.5 ft Sea Hunt CC. 90 Yami 4 Stroke. 3 trips up and down the Bay = 9 gallons. $3.00 per gallon X 9 Gal + $27.00 last year
9 Gal X $4.00 per gal = $36.00 this year.
Difference $9.00 Not bad considering. If I throttle back to say 3500 RPMs rather than 4200 I bet I can save a 1/2 gallon a trip.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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03-17-2008, 08:11 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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