Fuel Prices

When we started boat shopping I really just wanted some sort of pilot house and was mostly looking at at Parker or Steigercraft glad we stumbled across the C-Dory line, could not be happier and really appreciate it when pulling up to the fuel dock.
 
Last weekend I rode the mc over to the Mystery Bay State Park and sat in the sun, for a while. There is a privative boat launch there --> track through the hedge onto the beach. A fellow drove in and launched his Montgomery 12 sail boat there. The same as my first sailboat. He had a ton of fun, for free, except the gas for the little old Datsun pickup he used to pull that little trailer.

Fun was pretty cheap for him, and he wasn't concerned about the current gas prices.

Would have been a pain to do 100 days on that in the Broughtons.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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C-Wolfe":89rgl338 said:
Are you planning on renting a slip for part of your stay? I'm a local weekend warrior so I have limited knowledge on this, but I do know that it gets very busy during commercial fishing season and transient slips are very hard to get, at least for Whittier. You might want to call the harbor master to inquire sooner then later.
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Good points to consider. Cordova harbor is overrun by bowpickers during closures in June and July, and the Valdez harbor is slammed with seiners in between hatchery openers (mostly often late June and early July). Expect to raft up to some bigger boats, which is all part of the fun.

This might be the summer of 16-18 knots for us. Our Suzuki 115 burns very little at that speed. Luckily, the PWS is small enough that we can still get to some awesome spots in 2-4 hours.
 
Good info. Our intent is to be out on the sound most of the time except for fuel and groceries.
 
kennharriet":14n02rug said:
Good info. Our intent is to be out on the sound most of the time except for fuel and groceries.
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Lots of places to weather any storm (wind) in PWS
You will have a blast.
Might see you out there!!
Bring a couple extra 15gal cub cans (as in fit behind seat in your Super Cub) & fill then up whenever possible & you will have no problems.

Have fun! :thup :thup
 
kennharriet":2a58o8ne said:
Good info. Our intent is to be out on the sound most of the time except for fuel and groceries.
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Groceries for me are mostly, Drinking water, salt, pepper, garlic powder, butter. Was once stuck in Culross Bay for 4 days, W/30K sustained and G to 70k coming from E. Rockfish salmon & shrimp is pretty good survival food!
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Here is a good laugh, $2.09 Lt in Comox today for marine fuel. That's $7.90 a gallon. Over $400 to fill the Dory so I think the" slow cruise" is going to be the norm for DrewBird this year. The price meter spins so fast that you can't watch it. Lol.

Jim.
 
Gas was around $4.35 at the Homer fuel dock a few days ago - not sure what it is today...probably about the same.
 
I fish out of Westport where ocean conditions favor the Grady Whites, Sea Sports and Skagit Orcas of the world. This year I will be smiling as I pull up to the hot spot using less than half the fuel that they use to get there.
 
I just checked the fuel price at Fred's Marina, Multnomah Channel, near Portland a couple days ago. For regular (with 10% Ethanol included) it was only $7.11 per US gallon, delivered directly from the dock pump conveniently to your boat tank. NO that was not the 7/11 store, that was the fuel price at the marina. It was a few blocks up the road to the 7/11 store.

Harvey
SleepyC:moon

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About $6.25 USD a gallon here in Victoria right now after a 40-50c price drop. Fortunately, we managed to limit out on dangerous grabs and get a small halibut each of the last 2 trips out.

I'll be interested in Westport prices in late August and early September. Might be worth coming down to run for tuna! Any excuse to "save money" with boat fishing math.
 
kaelc":2d3yykov said:
About $6.25 USD a gallon here in Victoria right now after a 40-50c price drop. Fortunately, we managed to limit out on dangerous grabs and get a small halibut each of the last 2 trips out.

I'll be interested in Westport prices in late August and early September. Might be worth coming down to run for tuna! Any excuse to "save money" with boat fishing math.
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In a relatively down-in-the-mouth thread, this autocorrection provided me a much-needed chuckle. Believe I'll try to get my hands on some Dangerous Grabs myself this summer.
 
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That was so cool. Don't you just love the smart machine stuff.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

A really truly "dangerous grabber.
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thataway":1ur2v3xu said:
Yes fuel prices are going up. But in the greater scheme of life, they are a minor expense when owning any boat. What is important is your adventure-pleasure. For example now many Hotel Rooms, or resorts are $250 to $1,000 a night. How much fuel would that buy? Or consider the $10,000 Cruiseship, for a week or two--and you have a far better experience for a few dollars more than last year.

Do it now--while you can. That is true of all stages of life. It is what you didn't do which will haunt you when you are old. (What ever than means today.)
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Since you put it that way.....well said :thup
 
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