MPG vs MPD

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Capn Jack

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There is a new bench mark out for vehicle fuel consumption. Instead of MPG (miles per gallon) it's MPD (miles per dollar).

Figuring the price of gasoline at $3.00 per gallon. :crook

Hmmmm.... :smilep

That means my big boat gets about 1/3 of a mile, or 586.6 yards per dollar......OUCH! We may not get any farther than the San Juan's this summer...Round trip there would be $223.00.......Sure makes my C-Dory look good.
:wink Jack
 
I know, I know, the wife and I kick it around from time to time. :disgust But, how else can you take your family some where for a couple of months for $3,000. :crook Once we get where we're going, we drop the hook and the big boat only runs once a week to go empty the potty. :teeth I'm all propane and the only things that use electricity are the lights and the toilet. Granted We do make a "Burger & Propane run every couple of weeks. :thup Now, if I had a big barn and shop to tinker in you'd have a tough time getting me out of there. :wink Jack
 
I think gasoline, and diesel for that matter, has almost become a commodity. Like water and milk, it cost what it cost and you can't do without it.

I think we ought to measure it in SPG. That's Smiles Per Gallon. I'm nearly almost smiling when I use the boat. Life's too short to count so many things.

Charlie
 
Hear, Hear Charlie. Gas is going to have to go up abit more before I give up boating. Besides the 8hp kicker barely sips gas.

Chuck
Bootleg Hooch
 
I am firmly in Charlie's camp! But going to go in the CD16 Crabby Lou wherever I can, and going to run the CD25 Daydream at economical speeds (6 - 7 knots) as much of the time as I can!
 
Hi Pat, :)
All you've got to do is run her fast enough to keep the plugs clean and the batteries up. :wink ..Let's see now...I wonder if the Honda would run a couple of synchronous motors? Hmmmm....Maybe a couple of hopped-up trolling motors :smileo
 
I have used gallons per time unit (hour) and consider this measurement my way for justifying how good this vessel is on fuel. Almost as good as smiles per hour.

If I go fishing for the day and it only took 6 gallons to stay out 6 hours I can determine my cost for time usage. To improve my time usage I just bottom fish longer and fish closer to port.
 
A very useful topic, and as fuel continues to increase in price (and it will, with Very minor backslides...) this promises to be an even larger issue even for C-Dory's.

On Naknek we get about 3.3 to 3.9mpg while on plane, so I figure the "on plane" cost at about $1/mile. if we slow to hull speed the mileage increases to an honest 6mpg (...therefore somewhat less then fifty cents per mile).

Shortly after buying Naknek I had Les install an autopilot. I find that with the autopilot it is Very easy, and quite enjoyable to just cruise along and take our time going somewhere - the ability to kick it up on plane to "get there" is always a nice option.

Personally, I expect fuel to increase about seventy-five cents per year until it's about $6/gallon. It'll be interesting to see what "recreational boating" is like at those prices! ...I suspect the waterways will be a lot less crowded (but a whole Lot of sailboats!).

Casey
C-Dory Naknek
The Villages, FL
 
PS ... I must add - it's very nice to be on a boat that you can spend a day/week/month or more aboard to enjoy extended cruising rather than just day boating. That time at anchor basically reduces the running costs (at least that's how I rationalize it in my mind)!
 
Funny you'all look at it that way.....I don't.... I really don't care what fuel costs.... if I want to go...I go...and pay what it takes... I consider what fuel I use on board just a part of boating...and that's what I want to do....I don't even keep track of the expense of the boat fuel.....

BUT, what I do look at...is what it costs to tow to a launch site... I think that as fuel becomes more expensive... long trips will become less .... or I will have to stay longer.... no more weekends at the Colorado River...if I were to stay a week or more then I could justify the fuel to get there...

But the boat fuel..... I just won't look... especially fuel prices at Lake Powell

Joel
SEA3PO
 
I think you've about summed up the general feelings Joel. :thup As for fueling up at marinas. :sad ....I realize everyone has to make a living, but only when I have to. Whenever I can I buy Hi-way fuel & propane and top off the tanks in the winter. It's a lot of "Jerry Cans", but the difference in cost per gallon between the road and a marina puts almost $3.00 per can back in my pocket. :wink
Jack
 
hey dog on dory hope u dont think i"m obnoxous because i like to run offshore at speeeeed , i also like poker running u should check out an application and how saftey involved it is when up running fast i try to stay at least a hundred yards away from everything and am usually by myself so if a steering ram lets go or worse i only hurt my self . i"ve learned alot from friends who race offshore & in thier pleasure boats most i"been out with are some of the most courtious captians out there .just take offense when i hear that kid of stuff if it weren"t for racing most of them outboards u guys hang off the back of ur boats would not be anywhere near as advanced as they are today .love this site and have enjoyed many posts from u i served in the marine corp proudly for 8yrs and one of my favorite freedoms is running fast offshore (it"s still america isn"t it !?) sorry i got so long winded but comments like that bug me believe me catching a chine at 90 in four footers can make u understand how a boats bottom works real fast ha ha i want a r21 so i can slow down and enjoy w/ family -friends dog too.even though are boats are different i feel i can contribute alot to this site i"not tryin to change it to an offshore powerboat site by no means best to all and by the way i wish gas was a buk agallon too was it ever?........john
 
dogon dory":39p0fmru said:
IT-SEA-BIT-C":39p0fmru said:
hey dog on dory hope u dont think i"m obnoxous because i like to run offshore at speeeeed ........john
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There's just no place in this world for Holly carburated anachronisms like you. You should be hung upside down and have the bottom of you feet flayed with the hairy tongue of a cat :cat
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Now he'll probably think that obnoxious (sic)... :cry

Charlie
 
ha ha ha now let me see gramps oh yea i think i saw one of thoes holly carbs in the musem of natural once next to some other fossils
 
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