GL: Fuel Price

[fred]

Tommy,

I think you're right.  I once asked my local Cummins dealer what a complete
replacement on my Cummins 370B would cost and was told about $ 25,000.-
That's for a whole new diesel engine, not the difference between gas and
diesel.

Fred W.
Tug 44
http://www.tug44.org/


At 02:40 PM 8/28/06 -0400, you wrote:
>  There are a LOT of boats suitable for doing the loop, that cost not 
>$100,000 more, in fact, not $100,000 total.
>
>  There are quite a few nice diesel boats for less than $100,000 total and 
>most of them are not offered as a gas engine version.   I think conveying 
>the message that a diesel boat will cost $100,000 more than a gas boat is 
>quite misleading.
>  Tommy
>
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: "John & Judy Gill" <twojscom@quadnet.net>
>  To: <great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
>  Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 2:01 PM
>  Subject: GL: Fuel Price
>
>
>  > Skipper Bob has it correct as usual.  If you are only going to do the
>  > Great Loop once and do not plan to make long range cruising your
>
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