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Dora~Jean
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 Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:01 pm Post subject: Price of Stove Alcohol |
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Yesterday I went into Worse Marine for my usual 'deposit.' I passed by the Soot-Free Stove Alcohol shelf to pick up my usual gallon for the year, I WAS SHOCKED -- $29.99/gallon, $14.99/quart. Thought there was something wrong with the tags, nope. Checked on line at home, same. Hmmm, maybe we ARE in a recession, that's absolutely ridiculous.
I'm checking the price on Smirnoff, will double for medicinary purposes...
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tsturm
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Price of Stove Alcohol |
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| Dora~Jean wrote: | Yesterday I went into Worse Marine for my usual 'deposit.' I passed by the Soot-Free Stove Alcohol shelf to pick up my usual gallon for the year, I WAS SHOCKED -- $29.99/gallon, $14.99/quart. Thought there was something wrong with the tags, nope. Checked on line at home, same. Hmmm, maybe we ARE in a recession, that's absolutely ridiculous.
I'm checking the price on Smirnoff, will double for medicinary purposes... |
I used Shellac thinner(Denatured Alcohol) from the local Hardware Store. Same stuff, sold as work. West marine sells it at Fun price!! Have a good one!   |
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Sea Wolf
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmmm..............?!?!
I've got an unopened gallon in my Sea Ray, which we never operate on alcohol.
Better sell while the market's up!
Should'a forseen the opportunity in the fuel/energy crisis and got a corner on the alcohol market! 
OTOH, I wonder what the oil companies are paying the mid-west farmers and converters per gallon for ethyl alcohol? $30 a gallon?
Imagine running your car/truck/boat on E85 gasoline (85% alcohol) with the alcohol ingredient priced at $30/gallon! And don't forget that E85 only has about 72% as much energy per gallon as gasoline, so you 'll need much more of it than gas, comparatively.
Pedal cars, anyone?
Roscoe Pedal Car
Joe.  
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Dora~Jean
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 2:55 am Post subject: Price of Stove Alcohol |
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| Thanks for the tip tsturm, I have some in the garage, I'll give it a try and check if there's any (or much) soot. |
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