[PCW] fuel economy

[Roger Bingham]

Hi Jonah

You asked -

> If one is spending a ball park of 500k and up, how much of a factor
> is the fuel economy a cat delivers a factor of the final bill?
> 
> Leaving aside ethics of fuel consumption, does the owner of a 2
> million dollar custom cat or ,say, a krogen 58, lie awake at night
> worrying about his fuel bill?
> 
> Jonah.

I suspect that these are the wrong questions.
Fuel prices will continue to rise; the unknown factors are by how much and
over what period.

The cost and availability of fuel may not affect the first owner in 2008 but
it WILL affect your resale price in, say, 2012.
It is widely agreed that the real cost of boating is the difference between
what you paid and what you get back.

Try asking-

How will big, thirsty engines affect the saleability and price of my boat
when I come to sell? 

Regards

Roger Bingham
France