Fueling at marinas

TomC · 07-17-2006, 09:14 AM

I like to pump my own fuel on the lake. My boat's venting system is seemingly marginal and if the flow is too high the pump shuts off too soon and/or the gas spews out the vent. A nice moderate pace lets me fill the tank without polluting the lake, so I like to control that process. if a pump jockey fills it, they go full-flow and declare the tank full as soon as they see liquid come out the vent (fair enough) or the nozzle kicks off for the first time. The tank will normally take 5-7 gallons more than this amount when filled at a slower rate. I like to fill as infrequently as possible - who wants to spent time repeatedly waiting at the marina?

Yesterday, at Y-landing, the dock guy claimed that "it is against insurance regulations" to allow me to do that. This was the first time I'd heard of that. I insisted, and he stormed off saying he wasn't going to argue with me (who's arguing?) and began to tend to the boat on the other side of the dock by retrieving the lines. There he yelled at the captain to "put it in reverse, you're ripping my shoulders out" as he was docking. I noticed he was abrupt with all patrons barking orders left and right. (no tips for you!!)

For the reasons I mentioned above, and because I have a carpet on the swim platform that I like to unsnap and roll out of the way to avoid getting gasoline all over it, I like to pump my own fuel.

Do others pump their own gas? Has anyone else run into the mysterious "insurance regulation" issue? He gave up with only a minor objection on my part, so I would be suprised if it was a real rule.

I need premium (93) in my boat to prevent dieseling so I usually gas up at Y-landing or the Navy Yard in Wolfeboro. I am sure I'll run into "Admiral Gas Dock" at Y again, so if I am wrong about the insurance thing and really should let the pump jockeys do it, i'd like to know.

07-17-2006, 09:14 AM	#1
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 705 Thanks: 24 Thanked 104 Times in 71 Posts	Fueling at marinas I like to pump my own fuel on the lake. My boat's venting system is seemingly marginal and if the flow is too high the pump shuts off too soon and/or the gas spews out the vent. A nice moderate pace lets me fill the tank without polluting the lake, so I like to control that process. if a pump jockey fills it, they go full-flow and declare the tank full as soon as they see liquid come out the vent (fair enough) or the nozzle kicks off for the first time. The tank will normally take 5-7 gallons more than this amount when filled at a slower rate. I like to fill as infrequently as possible - who wants to spent time repeatedly waiting at the marina? Yesterday, at Y-landing, the dock guy claimed that "it is against insurance regulations" to allow me to do that. This was the first time I'd heard of that. I insisted, and he stormed off saying he wasn't going to argue with me (who's arguing?) and began to tend to the boat on the other side of the dock by retrieving the lines. There he yelled at the captain to "put it in reverse, you're ripping my shoulders out" as he was docking. I noticed he was abrupt with all patrons barking orders left and right. (no tips for you!!) For the reasons I mentioned above, and because I have a carpet on the swim platform that I like to unsnap and roll out of the way to avoid getting gasoline all over it, I like to pump my own fuel. Do others pump their own gas? Has anyone else run into the mysterious "insurance regulation" issue? He gave up with only a minor objection on my part, so I would be suprised if it was a real rule. I need premium (93) in my boat to prevent dieseling so I usually gas up at Y-landing or the Navy Yard in Wolfeboro. I am sure I'll run into "Admiral Gas Dock" at Y again, so if I am wrong about the insurance thing and really should let the pump jockeys do it, i'd like to know. Last edited by TomC; 07-17-2006 at 09:56 AM.