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yobird wrote:
Stamford harbor $ 5.95 let's see if we can save so money. let's make a list of all the gas prices.
Local hess is 4.29/gal here in NY.I have a hess visa card I get 5% off all hess products so thats 21 cents a gallon x 20 in my truck=$4.20 saved every time I fill up,also 1% on all other charges.Just need to maintain a zero balance monthly.Hess is one company that does not inport mid east oil
Stamford harbor $ 5.95 let's see if we can save so money. let's make a list of all the gas prices.
Local hess is 4.29/gal here in NY.I have a hess visa card I get 5% off all hess products so thats 21 cents a gallon x 20 in my truck=$4.20 saved every time I fill up,also 1% on all other charges.Just need to maintain a zero balance monthly.Hess is one company that does not inport mid east oil
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saturday 6/14 paid $4.69 at palmer point in greenwich, Im pretty sure thats the best price in the area. Im guessing that $5.95 price was at brewers in stamford?
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another thing to note at palmer point is that they offer discounts. I cant specifically remember what they are for but I'm pretty sure its 10 cents off a gallon if you are a boat U.S. or Westmarine club member
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GreatGrady wrote:
saturday 6/14 paid $4.69 at palmer point in greenwich, Im pretty sure thats the best price in the areait was in 2007, and Beacon Point (just north of Palmer) isn't too much more expensive (AND they treat their gas with ValvTect).
my boat's tankage is 65 gallons, and I have 30 gal from 2007 still on board...should I run that down prior to filling up again?
I'm very concerned about phase separation...my Mercruiser mechanic tells me all he does is re-build carbs damaged by ethanol
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saturday 6/14 paid $4.69 at palmer point in greenwich, Im pretty sure thats the best price in the areait was in 2007, and Beacon Point (just north of Palmer) isn't too much more expensive (AND they treat their gas with ValvTect).
my boat's tankage is 65 gallons, and I have 30 gal from 2007 still on board...should I run that down prior to filling up again?
I'm very concerned about phase separation...my Mercruiser mechanic tells me all he does is re-build carbs damaged by ethanol
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SORTIE wrote:
my boat's tankage is 65 gallons, and I have 30 gal from 2007 still on board...should I run that down prior to filling up again?
Personally, I would run it down but not all the way.
I can tell you I HAVE run my boat down a few times last year.
I just picked my boat up yesterday. Can you guess what I had rebuilt.
I would say the more gas you have the lass chance you have of a problem. Just an opinion.
my boat's tankage is 65 gallons, and I have 30 gal from 2007 still on board...should I run that down prior to filling up again?
Personally, I would run it down but not all the way.
I can tell you I HAVE run my boat down a few times last year.
I just picked my boat up yesterday. Can you guess what I had rebuilt.
I would say the more gas you have the lass chance you have of a problem. Just an opinion.
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OceanChaser wrote:
SORTIE wrote:
my boat's tankage is 65 gallons, and I have 30 gal from 2007 still on board...should I run that down prior to filling up again?
Personally, I would run it down but not all the way.
I can tell you I HAVE run my boat down a few times last year.
I just picked my boat up yesterday. Can you guess what I had rebuilt.
I would say the more gas you have the lass chance you have of a problem. Just an opinion.
thx OC
SORTIE wrote:
my boat's tankage is 65 gallons, and I have 30 gal from 2007 still on board...should I run that down prior to filling up again?
Personally, I would run it down but not all the way.
I can tell you I HAVE run my boat down a few times last year.
I just picked my boat up yesterday. Can you guess what I had rebuilt.
I would say the more gas you have the lass chance you have of a problem. Just an opinion.
thx OC
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Gas Pains
As of Sunday 6-15 in Brooklyn Gas at Local Marine
Regular gas Low priice $4.40 to High
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$ 4.99 Diesel was $5.15 NJ gas prices were a little better at $4.14 a gallon
Topped off the tank 52 gallons Cost $350 Ouch
Can $6.00 a gallon be the next step Middle Class Blue Collar boat owner may soon be a thing of the past
As of Sunday 6-15 in Brooklyn Gas at Local Marine
Regular gas Low priice $4.40 to High
Topped off the tank 52 gallons Cost $350 Ouch
Can $6.00 a gallon be the next step Middle Class Blue Collar boat owner may soon be a thing of the past
I would worry about running a tank down. You are more likely to pick up any crap in you tank if you let it run down. There are a lot of additives to handle fuel/ethanol concerns. Some mechanics recommend running tank to empty prior to storage, others say to keep it full. Me, I keep it full prior to storage and add Stabil on my last outing so that it gets mixed well and works its way to the injectors. Had my engine 5 years now and this has always worked fine. Then again, I don't have carbs.
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inboarder's lament
how do you think I felt, pumping 12 gallons out of my starboard tank this weekend? first time I've ever left fuel at a gas station!
Bachala makes a good point about running dry, but how else am I going to get the remaining fuel out of my 23-year old tanks? seems to me the best approach is to run it dry and trap all of the sediment in filters...
how do you think I felt, pumping 12 gallons out of my starboard tank this weekend? first time I've ever left fuel at a gas station!
Bachala makes a good point about running dry, but how else am I going to get the remaining fuel out of my 23-year old tanks? seems to me the best approach is to run it dry and trap all of the sediment in filters...
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I'm lucky to be a trailering boater so I'll be paying about $4.30 a gallon at the Hess station in town. All the guys I know in my club who have moorings and can't trailer because of the size go to Connecticut for gas. They plan Sunday brunch runs around fill ups. It's worth it when you take on 150+ gallons at a clip. I wish I had some valuable info for the thread, sorry. I have seen gas on land as cheap as $4.15 (Valero) and as expensive as $4.35 (Exxon/Mobil.)
Running tanks dry vs. keeping them full is as bad an argument to get into these days as it is to talk props with different mechanics. Ethanol is a solvent. It will make your tanks squeaky clean so yes running them empty as often as possible and letting quality filters do their job is a good thing IMO. The bottom line with ethanol in the gas during the season is you have to use your boat. At the very least you have to run your boat once a week minimum especially if it has carburetors. Give it a good 15-20 minute run at idle, or better yet take it for a quick run around if you're moored someplace. Gas stabilizers should be used year round. During the season a lot of guys in my club use the blue bottles of Startron. The stuff works great. Over the winter Stabil is a better option.
As far as winterizing goes, ethanol is at least 10% mix here, usually a bit more. So do the math for every 100 gallons of gas if you get phase separation or water in your tank, you'll end up with 10 gallons of bad ethanol and gunk on the bottom of your tank. I use the Racor fuel filters with the plastic bowl on the bottom of the filter. This lets me see what is in the gas and if bubbles appear I know I have ethanol phased out. It is up to you would you rather winterize with over 100 gallons of gas and potentially have to pump out 20 gallons or so or leave 50 gallons and only have to pump 5-10?
Running tanks dry vs. keeping them full is as bad an argument to get into these days as it is to talk props with different mechanics. Ethanol is a solvent. It will make your tanks squeaky clean so yes running them empty as often as possible and letting quality filters do their job is a good thing IMO. The bottom line with ethanol in the gas during the season is you have to use your boat. At the very least you have to run your boat once a week minimum especially if it has carburetors. Give it a good 15-20 minute run at idle, or better yet take it for a quick run around if you're moored someplace. Gas stabilizers should be used year round. During the season a lot of guys in my club use the blue bottles of Startron. The stuff works great. Over the winter Stabil is a better option.
As far as winterizing goes, ethanol is at least 10% mix here, usually a bit more. So do the math for every 100 gallons of gas if you get phase separation or water in your tank, you'll end up with 10 gallons of bad ethanol and gunk on the bottom of your tank. I use the Racor fuel filters with the plastic bowl on the bottom of the filter. This lets me see what is in the gas and if bubbles appear I know I have ethanol phased out. It is up to you would you rather winterize with over 100 gallons of gas and potentially have to pump out 20 gallons or so or leave 50 gallons and only have to pump 5-10?
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