tomcei

Congrats Pat, now you have no choice but to get a bigger boat.

Stormrider

No doubt.
Give me a break about the fuel costs.
Summer of 04 fuel was $2.90/gal.
Summer of 05 fuel was 3.60/gal.
So thats a 25% increase?
If you 100 gals a week for 10 weeks, thats 1000gals.
I think thats a fair amount, correct?
So thats $700 more a year? add 50% for my bad judgement
So thats $1050 a year? for this sport?
That would be for 1500 gals. I don't know what you guys burn, but I filled up at most 7x last yr at 50gals each time.
So thats only 350gals. So even a $1 more per gal wouldn't come close to stopping me from going out.

How many gals did you put in last year?

Pat McPherson

You are so right Storm!
If someone is worried about $1000 one way or another they should buy a blow boat...

I put approximately 75 hours on my boat last year, probably less than 1000gal. I went to the gas pump once a week with a Ben Franklin; some weeks it bought 40gal some 30gal. I guess I didn't travel as far when the price went up, but never did $3.00+/gal gas keep me off the water.

z.zuperboat

Only 12 Hours Last Year Fueled Up 4 Times. I Used 50 Gallons On The Hot Toddy Alone.

Pat McPherson

Zup, You need fuel injection...
15-20gal/hour still doesn't sound that bad for a 600HP/540.
Wait till you bolt a blower on that bad boy...

Dave M

Congrats Pat!

If that boat was all white, I'd be on my way up to LI with a check!

Superbabi

I'm not happy about the rising fuel costs ( who the f%#k is ) but it is what it is. However I will be boating until the day I die, Why............WE LOVE IT !!!! 2005 we put 100 hours on SUPERBABI, I never kept track of the fill ups ( perhaps 20-25 times ) If gas prices were to get out of control ( like there not already ) we would just put less hours on the boat in the year Damn what did he think gas would go down to a DOLLAR PER GALLON. Take that BEAUTIFUL Y2K down to your home state and be proud of her, she is one of a kind.

Pat McPherson

Thanks Dave,
There is an all white one in your home state for sale.
And there may be another all white one in NJ for sale after Saturday...

Dave M

Where is the one in MD? Is it the one that went to Ocean City? Is it listed somewhere?

Pat McPherson

Where does Fasteddie live?
I thought MD.
Anyway, he will sell.