Can we afford it?
 

Are gas prices going to soar so much this summer that we won't even want to get out and actually drive our boats? What do you guys thing prices will top out at?

I'm looking at buying a new boat with twins and I am just flat out getting scared of what the gas bill will be plus trying to make the payment!:eek:

SR, I think you may have just solved the mystery of why Too Old buys these boats and then sells them before they ever hit the water! :D

He must be doing something right! You're right though... shoot he may not even enjoy them if he actually had to fill them up.:D

Ya I saw on the news there is a place in California that is up over 4.30 a gallon!!!!! Another reason NOT to live in cali!!! What a gaffing that is. For me it is still at about 1.99 for Diesel and 1.89 for plus. I sure am glad that I can fill up on the cheap stuff again this year :D:D

Jon

Wow $4.30 that's even more than Canada!:eek:

Alot of rafting this summer. Hopefully we will have some resolution as to what we're doing in Iraq so the prices can come back down.

If this continues maybe the tree huggers will recnsider drilling in Florida.

Jon-

Yeah right. That was probably 105 Octane. :rolleyes:

You do the math
 

From July through early December 2002 wholesale unleaded gasoline traded between $.75 and $.85 per gallon. Today the April contract for unleaded gasoline is trading $1.06, down about a nickle today. This is an increase of some 21 to 31 cents. The taxes on most gasoline is constant, transportation charges are slightly variable. Additives for different states and cities are added to the wholesale price.

What do you think you should be paying per gallon?

We are paying $1.519 here in Tulsa.

Crude did drop nearly $2.00 today on possibilities of no or delayed war.

Sorry bro it was regular. The place has been on the news a lot lately as it is the highest priced gas in the country.

Jon

We, too were looking @ possibly moving up to a bigger, (Twin screws) boat, BUT in light of the gas $$, were holding off for the time being and keeping our SINGLE gas guzzing HP500!
MD

There is no way! Show me!

Get off the board for once in your life and watch the news!!! :D:D

Jon

I am rarely on this board compared to you! Look at your post count, then look at mine! :D

I may actually put my quadrapukes back on if the gas price continues at this rate. They wont make as much power but are way better on fuel mileage.

Quantitiy not quality ;) ;) I think the place was up in San Fran area.

Jon

You have to take a few friends out and share the gas burden. I have to run premium fuel and as you know it's not cheap. So 4 friends spending 50 bucks a piece gives you 150 in gas and 50 in beer. Girls are extra . ;)

cost of boat amortised per hour - $250.00
cost of insurance - $50.00
repairs and maintenance per hour - $250.00
Gas per hour @ even $3.00 - $180.00
launch fees, food, etc. $100
flying across 4 footers at 90 - priceless

I just finished reading the whole Internet this morning and I ran across this Jon!

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The price of premium gasoline is $4.29.9 a gallon Thursday, March 13, 2003, at this Texaco station in El Cajon, Calif., a suburb of San Diego. This Chevron Station across the street is selling premium for $2.29.9 a gallon. Business at the Texaco was non-exisisting. (AP Photo/Jack Smith)

The Chrevron across the street would definately be getting my business!

I have Boat U.S. unlimited towing, so I just call them and have them tow me to the places I raft up at. How many time's do you think I can do it before they catch on.

I'am working on a deal now to trade my 42 Sonic with twin 500efi's for a 47 Outerlimits with trip 700's, do you think it will suck twice the gas?

Re; Texaco station at 4.29/g
The station owner is on vacation and the high school kid making $8/hr is F'in with him ;)

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They had that owner on CNN (TV not OSO). His excuse(????) was
"My tanks were almost empty, and I didn't want to run them too far down, but didn't want to refuse service either"

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Isn't this where Maximus is going to chime in and call everyone that worries about fuel a "Fuel Pu$$ie"

Sorry, Buddie! I just had to!!!

Ain't that the pot calling the kettle Black!!:rolleyes:

unleaded: 6usd
:)

Tulsa larry....
That margin for your gas($1.51/9) seems reasonable. So the station can make a living and pay labor help. Geogia has cheap taxes, they brag about it in their reasons to move your business there, what are there prices. In the 70's I moved to Tulsa from Houston and gas prices jumpes 7-10 cents a gallon when you crossed the Red River. Today a I saw 1.58 at a Wal-mart 1.63 at Shell Kroger store1.62. I think marina is 2.50.

What is the price of fuel at Everglades in Fll or the 15th street marina? How about at Haulover or by Monte's in the Grove or in Islamorada?

The hell with the prices, I'm going boating! I have 2 boats to keep full, if I run out of cash I'll break out the credit card, but tanks WILL be full! I've spent WAY too much $$ on boating to let gas prices limit it.:D

Spend two weeks in the Bahamas, in 2001 the cheapest I bought gas was $6.50 and it looked like ice tea.$750.00 a day, duty free shopping my a$$.