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charlie_the_tuna

charlie_the_tuna

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So we’ve been out a few times this week and I noticed how amazing our fuel burn has been. We ran a solid 2 plus hours and the fuel gauge never dropped below 3/4 of a tank. So we’re running home tonight and she starts coughing. About 10 seconds later she’s gone. SH!T!!! I’m 85% sure we’re out of gas. Gauge still says 3/4. How can this be?!? I’m not a mile from my marina. So I call Seatow. 5:00pm on a Tuesday evening in some crisp and windy conditions. He shows up in about an hour. Can’t complain. Pumps 10 gallons into my tank and we can’t pump the bulb hard. So he hooks us up and starts pulling us home. After about 1/4 mile, she pumps up and we get her started. He unhooks us and I give him my wife’s number. She handles this type of stuff. It wasn’t until later that I found out this guy banged me $8 bucks a gallon for 10 gallons.
$80 BUCKS FOR 10 GALLONS?!?
I should have let him drag me home. That would have been free.
 
I can t believe you trusted a fuel gauge on a boat

But the good news is the boat ran for two hours with no issues, so that means you have the fuel issues resolved. If it only cost you 40 bucks to verify that, sounds like a deal
 
phatdaddy said:
I can t believe you trusted a fuel gauge on a boat

But the good news is the boat ran for two hours with no issues, so that means you have the fuel issues resolved. If it only cost you 40 bucks to verify that, sounds like a deal
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$80 But still cheaper than not having Seatow or boatUS. As to the fuel gauge, I always carry a 6gal portable tank as a "just in case" measure.
 
I paid $6 a gallon for E free at teh marina back in June, in NC. $8 a gallon delivered isn't too bad considering. BTW, my business has fallen off sharply since the high fuel prices last summer, and I'm not the only one. Every shop in town has slowed down. The off shore charter guys are telling me hot spots off shore that used to be crowded parking lots on good days are void of any other fishermen this year. Inshore guides are still busy. With fuel going back up, doesn't look good
 
Head boats are charging $100 - $125 for a day trip now.

Filling up a 50 gal tank is around $250 from the cheap gas places around here. (Costco, Delta) (No Ethanol free gas around here in NJ)

Seriously thinking of going 4 stroke, just for the decreased fuel burn. :head:

Wish you were closer Spare. I'd have you go over my Merc 200 and make sure everything was ok before winterizing it.
 
When my trim went out, local Mercury dealer was still 3-4 weeks out. Lotta boats at his shop, but a most were waiting on parts. Ramp traffic has been way down, but I figure most of that is due to college football starting and hunting season more that fuel prices.
 
I feel like the guy should have let you know how much per gallon it would cost. Then you could have decided how many gallons you wanted to purchase, if any, or asked for a tow instead.
 
That's not bad $8.00 a gallon delivered on the water. Think about it. He had to drive out to you and pump gas into your boat and he had to use his gas to get to you. $8.00 a gallon seems ok High hell yeah but what can you do. What I don't get is. I just came back from Georgia. And you can get gas there for $2.91 a gallon if you look around but the average price is about 310 a gallon and ethanol free is $4.19 a gallon. , that's not on the water that's on land. Why such a differance in price? I don't know
But don't trust your fuel gauge , ever. You got back safe and your motor ran good. That's a good thing.
Destroyer, ethical thing to do? That does not exists anymore. Me and you would do that but from a buisness point of view , nope, they want to get as much out of your pocket and into there pocket as they can . Ethics. A thing of the past. Sad but true.
 
The fuel burned in delivery should be accounted for exactly as the fuel burned in a tow. He had to get to our friend Charlie either way, and he had to return to the dock - either way. You might say, well he had to get the fuel onto the boat, but these guys always carry fuel around.

I get it, $8 on the water delivered ain't too bad, but in light of the membership dues I feel like it is a little high. JMO

All that being said, I'll keep paying my SeaTow dues!
 
I have heard Sea Tow and TowBoatUs have two very different business models

SeaTow make money off the vast majority of members that never use them. When they are called out, they will do whatever they can to upsell you or call it a hard grounding, etc. they can backcharge more to the organization for more than just a tow

TowBoatUs is paid very little to be an affiliate, but is able to backcharge a higher price per service call

At least that was the way it was explained to me.

Didn t we have a member who was a seatow captain on here for a while

Was it capt pete or something like that
 
Personally , I don't care what they charge as long as it don't come back to me. Hook me up and tow me back to port , they money they charge is not my buisness. Just get me back safe. So far I have been very lucky not having to use them but when I do call all I want is for them to show up and get me back. , I did my part paying dues the rest is irrelivant to me. I may sound cruel but that's that.
 
steplift20 said:
That's not bad $8.00 a gallon delivered on the water. Think about it. He had to drive out to you and pump gas into your boat and he had to use his gas to get to you. $8.00 a gallon seems ok High hell yeah but what can you do. What I don't get is. I just came back from Georgia. And you can get gas there for $2.91 a gallon if you look around but the average price is about 310 a gallon and ethanol free is $4.19 a gallon. , that's not on the water that's on land. Why such a difference in price? I don't know
But don't trust your fuel gauge , ever. You got back safe and your motor ran good. That's a good thing.
Destroyer, ethical thing to do? That does not exists anymore. Me and you would do that but from a business point of view , nope, they want to get as much out of your pocket and into there pocket as they can . Ethics. A thing of the past. Sad but true.
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Well, since we're talking about ethics.... Think about this.... It costs less to make ethanol free gas than it does to make E10 or E15. All gas starts out as Ethanol free. They have to go through extra steps to add the junk to it. So why are they charging more for it than for the adulterated stuff?

As to the topic of Seatow or BoatUS, I agree with you 100%. Just tow me back to the dock. I'll figure out what's wrong while standing on terra firma. If I'm out of gas it's easy enough to go to the fuel dock. If it's electrical or mechanical it can either get parts or call it a day. Either way I and any passengers are safe and sound.

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