On another boating forum I frequent where there are a lot of folks that own larger gas powered boats, they are debating/pondering how high fuel prices on the docks will go this summer. *Do you all worry about fuel prices this year?
I must confess, when I had my 38 sedan with gasers that could suck down 55-60 GPH at WOT, fuel prices were a real concern for me. *With our Monk though- I honestly don't worry about what fuel prices may do at all. *My tanks aren't even near full right now and I have enough to probably run for 115-125 hours @ hull speed. *If I stay @ our home marina and just anchor out every weekend in the nearby coves I could make that last 2 years and still go out every weekend on the water. *If we stick to our plan of doing some traveling this summer we'll burn a lot more but still.
I guess the point of this thread is that I am really glad we own a trawler now! *My trip down the river the other weekend for 3 days burned around 22-23 gallons of fuel, +/-. *iN my previous boat, at same speed, that would have cost me about 110-115 gallons of gas. *If I got that boat up on plane (not WOT, just on plane), I would have burned around 210 gallons of gas. *That equates to a staggering $770 more in fuel costs to do the same trip if I had done it in my old boat and traveled with her up on plane at a moderate cruise speed. *Those numbers are based on today's real fuel costs of what I can get on the docks- $2.99 for diesel, $4 for gas.
GO TRAWLERS! *
I must confess, when I had my 38 sedan with gasers that could suck down 55-60 GPH at WOT, fuel prices were a real concern for me. *With our Monk though- I honestly don't worry about what fuel prices may do at all. *My tanks aren't even near full right now and I have enough to probably run for 115-125 hours @ hull speed. *If I stay @ our home marina and just anchor out every weekend in the nearby coves I could make that last 2 years and still go out every weekend on the water. *If we stick to our plan of doing some traveling this summer we'll burn a lot more but still.
I guess the point of this thread is that I am really glad we own a trawler now! *My trip down the river the other weekend for 3 days burned around 22-23 gallons of fuel, +/-. *iN my previous boat, at same speed, that would have cost me about 110-115 gallons of gas. *If I got that boat up on plane (not WOT, just on plane), I would have burned around 210 gallons of gas. *That equates to a staggering $770 more in fuel costs to do the same trip if I had done it in my old boat and traveled with her up on plane at a moderate cruise speed. *Those numbers are based on today's real fuel costs of what I can get on the docks- $2.99 for diesel, $4 for gas.
GO TRAWLERS! *