GL: Fuel cost affecting boating:

[Ralph Yost]

I am interested to see if the used trawler market shows some signs of
appreciation in resale values because of the economy of trawlers.
R.

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From: great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Kurt Reno

With the rise in fuel prices I expect to be boating more.  I get upwards
of 12-16 mpg with my little trawler while my dockmates get 1-2 mpg with
their gasoline stern drives.  My boat has turned from "Gee that's a nice
little trawler but oh I could not stand to go that slow"  to "When are
you going out, we will buy the fuel".

My dock is all boats 25'-30' and all gasoline stern drives except for
mine. I have become darn right popular and often had company on my boat
last summer. Last summer I put 165 hours on the boat (72gallon of
diesel) and this summer I expect over 200.