Constellation1
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- Constellation
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- North Pacific 43
$4.56 / gal at Faro Blanco Marina in Marathon FL today
I figure that will be the upside of expensive fuel this year. I'm hoping it tames the rapidly exploding idiot population we suffered last year.
I'm the rare guy. I very much want higher diesel and gas prices at the marina pumps. The marinas, anchorages, and channels are filled with boaters who flocked to the isolation of boating during Covid coupled with a strong economy.
I want room in the anchorages. Room at the dinghy dock. I want a marina that doesn't have a 100 person wait list.
You can't get rid of me that easy.
It might be worth nothing that the price of oil and gas had already increased significantly BEFORE the Ukraine invasion. We were looking at a large jump this year regardless, but much worse now.
While that is a potential upside, the drastic rise in fuel prices may thin the herd in ways that are bad for all of us. If people leave boating because they can't afford it, or new boaters are re-thinking buying a new or used boat because of fuel prices, then the whole market and supporting businesses can suffer. Be careful what you wish for.
Diesel jumped to $4.19 at street stations over the weekend. Rats, should have filled the truck on Friday at $3.69.
Let's be honest. Anyone who gets driven out of boating for a spike in fuel isn't buying new boats and burning Benjamin's at the bars and restaurants to begin with.
There is a gargantuan spectrum between 100 person wait list at the marina and a 2+ hr wait at the restaurant and what you're describing. All I'm hoping for is a reasonable middle ground.
For those experienced in truck delivery, does anyone know if it's viable for gas boats? I'd expect that at least some companies would be willing and able to do it, but I don't know what they'd want for minimum quantity or what to expect for pricing.
Of course, we couldn't get a truck delivery at our home marina, but there are other places we potentially could arrange it.
There are very few people who store their boats in their backyard (unless they are trailerable). Even so, I think in most states it's illegal to pump heating oil into a boat. If that's the case is it worth the risk and would a fuel company even do that? Don't forget that fuel prices are an insignificant cost and nobody worries about them!
Thanks Peter, but again, where would you arrange that delivery? I can't imagine a marina allows that. I guess it works if you have your own private dock, Also is the savings that significant?
Don't assume that everyone has the means to absorb the rise in prices.
If it makes any of you guys feel better, the price of diesel in Norway right now is
$11.72 per gallon. (Road diesel)
Not sure if it is the highest in Europe, but certainly up there.
Don't assume that nobody has the means either. I'll still be here at $10/gallon diesel. As will many marinas, and restaurants.