GL: Fuel costs affecting boating?

[Ralph Yost]

Wade
What was the cost of diesel at New River Marina? I think you have to add 
sales tax to their per gallon price.

The fellow with the Grand Banks you mention who is staying in FLA could 
experience far greater costs with one single hurricane than the cost to move 
the boat north each season. People quickly forget that ANY hurricane can 
develop into a CAT 5 in a matter of a few days, in which case there is 
literally no defense for your boat.
Moving north away from hurricane probability is prudent to preserve the 
total cost of ownership in the boat whereas fuel, as Phil Little aptly 
pointed out, is still a small part of boat ownership costs.
R.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wade Ehlen" <wehlen at yahoo.com>
>   One guy I know from Long Island NY has been taking his 42' Grand Banks 
> back and forth to the Keys each year.  No more.  The cost of fuel has 
> driven him to stay in Florida full-time.
>   I stopped at the New River Marina for diesel this morning; they usually 
> have the cheapest fuel on the Atlantic ICW.  Talked to a couple of