2012 Fuel Costs

[Bear247]

We only get to spend a certain amount of time on the Lake. So I am not about to let the boat sit tied up to the dock during the limited amount of time I get to spend there... Like B.I.S said maybe cut down a little on the trips to the Butcher. Who I am I kiding that wont happen either. I guess I better start saving my cans now....

[Happy Gourmand]

Considering all the other costs associated with boat ownership....payments, maintenance, winter storage, slip costs, insurance, etc....the overall difference in cost to run it for your normal number of hours is pretty small, even at a buck or a buck and a half more per gallon for gas. Figure yours out, you'll be surprised, then get out on the water!!

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand

Considering all the other costs associated with boat ownership....payments, maintenance, winter storage, slip costs, insurance, etc....the overall difference in cost to run it for your normal number of hours is pretty small, even at a buck or a buck and a half more per gallon for gas. Figure yours out, you'll be surprised, then get out on the water!!

Very true. How much gas does the occasional recreational weekender really burn in a summer? We use a lot of fuel but we also spend over 125 hours per year on the water under power- usually in short, throttled up runs. Thats just part of island life. I fill at least every other weekend, sometimes every one. If I spend an extra $600-800 over the year not to modify my summer it's not the end of the world.

[fatlazyless]

Higher gas prices could lead to more money problems which then contributes to more suicides. If I remember correct, Moultonborough had six suicides in 2006, when the local economy was pretty strong, so maybe 5-dollar gas will become a suicide price.

Just picture this down at the local Irving: "Oh my gawd, these high gas prices are just too much, and I cannot take it anymore..................ka-bang!"

[Happy Gourmand]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Higher gas prices could lead to more money problems which then contributes to more suicides. If I remember correct, Moultonborough had six suicides in 2006, when the local economy was pretty strong, so maybe 5-dollar gas will become a suicide price.

Just picture this down at the local Irving: "Oh my gawd, these high gas prices are just too much, and I cannot take it anymore..................ka-bang!"

From another post.... STIFLE !!

[Bear Island South]

Originally Posted by Bear247

We only get to spend a certain amount of time on the Lake. So I am not about to let the boat sit tied up to the dock during the limited amount of time I get to spend there... Like B.I.S said maybe cut down a little on the trips to the Butcher. Who I am I kiding that wont happen either. I guess I better start saving my cans now....

Those cans that we empty in NH will have to be transported back to MA, no deposit in the granite state...hmmm sound like a Seinfeld episode

[Bear247]

Originally Posted by Bear Island South

Those cans that we empty in NH will have to be transported back to MA, no deposit in the granite state...hmmm sound like a Seinfeld episode

We just need the postal truck...