Re: Thinking of buying a beater truck and installing a RE-fueling tank.
 

I used to have a 150 gallon tank in the back of a 1 ton,scared me to death driving it around.Had a very good friend burn to death in a truck with a similar setup that was involved in a minor accident.Go for the trailer setup.

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It may be a smart idea for us in the Richmond area to build a community refueling trailer. Some of our counties are doing this mandatory Ethanol thing, and personally, I plan to avoid the counties that have it mandated when it comes to fueling my boat, and I unfortunately live in one. We have a local fueling expert, and he may chime in.

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Brian, Hopefully I will have mine down at teh lake next weekend and you can look at it, to get some ideas :drink:

WILL

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We use a setup kinda like this for jetski rentals..its a trailer with a tank on it, but instead of hauling it around it has a privacy fence around it and a 12v battery there to power it. Once a week the guy from the local fuel co. comes and fills it up, and the price is a few cents cheaper than the gas station on the corner. His truck has a nice long hose so the tank can be a good distance from the street and because its a portable tank it avoids most permitting issues. Just a thought, if your town has a fuel co. that delivers.

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The ag. and commercial guys have been using transfer tanks for decades. I'd think a person would be able to run a similar set up for fueling the boat.

Re: Thinking of buying a beater truck and installing a RE-fueling tank.
 

few points
1- a fuel tank is safer full then empty, somebody mentioned that they left there's empty for safty reasons.
2- I have fuel delivered to my property 500 gallons at a time. I can have the fuel delivered for LESS than I pay on the street. I have a holding tank and a pump.

RT

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Brian, exactly what I'm hoping to do here in NJ :) Hope to get a few guys interested. Who's your local fueling expert?

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That's an option worth looking into too. Then again, friends and neighbors would be pulling up at my dock to fuel up then :eek: :eek: wifey will just love that :rolleyes: :D :evilb:

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Good points RBT :drink: Thanks bud.

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Maybe Point Bay Fuel can come fill up the tank on your property?

Get the boat in the water yet?