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04-26-2011, 08:48 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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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..
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04-26-2011, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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If you start seeing smart cars with cooler racks it is time to find a different hobby.
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04-26-2011, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Holyoke, Ma
Posts: 1,183
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I am finally doing it this year for the first time ever. Gas surcharges for my customers. They will be the ones paying for my fishing trips. Perks of owning a business lol
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04-26-2011, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Dedham MA
Posts: 98
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The hour drives to the canal will be mostly a thing of the past. I'll be hitting Quincy, Dorchester and Southie this year. I may not catch large like at the canal, but I'll catch and I'll be fishin.'
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04-26-2011, 11:43 PM
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zziplex lover
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: upper cape cod, MA
Posts: 856
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Lobster Troll #1
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04-27-2011, 07:13 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,749
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For me, it wont change alot, the only thing might be the "iffy" nights.. those nights when there is a "chance" of T storms , when I normaly would drive down any way... and if it happens, turn around and go home, or those nights when the wind is the "wrong" quardrent or blowing a little stiffer than I want... I may be more inclined to stay home than drive 30 minutes to the boat.... I'll probably watch the fuel consumption a little closer ( I have a GPH gauge on my Garmin GPS)... I used it a little last fall, while running the beach, and found that i could squeeze a few more miles out of a tank by keeping the fuel flow @ 6-8 GPH ( 115 merc on a 18' center console) which, if memmory serves me was about 22knots...other than that... it's "buisness as usual"
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