Gas Prices

GatlinGun · Newbie Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 34 City: Bonneau

How will this affect your boarding this summer.Looks that gas will between 3.00 and 4.00 a gallon. Shocked

Be Good

martin pearce · Criminal Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

in the uk we pay about £4ish which is like $8 a gallon. massively annoying

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

ya, it's going to hurt...

SouthWaker · Posted: Apr 01, 2007 7:32 pm Post subject:

It is going to affect my wallet. If it is just me and a friend in the boat the bags will not be filled, but that is more of saving aggravation than gas. As far as frequency, I will continue topping my boat off as if it is $1.20/gal.

jhilly8982 · Addict Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 782 City: Northville

terrible news on gas prices (among other things) Iran, Syria and Hizbullah are preparing for a possible military confrontation with the United States in the summer, the head of the IDF's Military Intelligence said Sunday.

JeffR · Addict Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 608 City: Victoria, BC

jhilly8982, Great, that is just what the gas companies want to hear so they can jack up prices even more.

I dont know about the gas station on your lakes, but we pay more per liter for marked gas, than regular gas Evil or Very Mad

jhilly8982 · Addict Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 782 City: Northville

not sure if i know what marked gas vs. regular gas is but i am sure it all comes from the same place. also i try not to buy gas on the lake cause they mark it up a ton.

wake_board_skate_surf, could you explain what marked vs. regular gas is....and in terms of the gas companies hearing about the possible attacks, i am sure they heard about them alot earlier than i did as i got it off a public website Wink

WhoUBe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 City: Spokane

this sucks, but we have to run 92 octane fuel in our ride, and gas is already $3.04 for that octane and climbing WEEKLY! My season doesn't start for another 8 weeks! As far as gas going up due to possible attacks,that's just an excuse to make billions each QUARTER! Welcome to the world of a free market.

boarditup · Addict Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 731 City: Allendale, MI

I remember price controls and rationing in 1973. No boats allowed. Only 5 gallons in a single container per event. Long lines. Pushing stranded cars off the road. Free market is the only way to go.

Yeah, I'm old and still ride.

jhilly8982 · Addict Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 782 City: Northville

WhoUBe, i think this is illegal but you should start buying gas now and storing it in your garage so combat the rising prices.

Tyler T · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject:

Tyler T · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject:

I'm wondering what "marked" gas is also. Is that like gas that came from countries that don't want to annihilate us?

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

Get Bush out of power already... Bubb Rubb!

WhoUBe · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 130 City: Spokane

jhilly8982, i don't think it's illegal, but i think it would be more expensive to buy gas and containers than just buying the gas. Tyler T, I don't know how long gas lasts on the shelf, but we used some gas in our atv's last week and that had been sitting for 6 months in temperatures averaging about 15 degrees farenheit, but i see your point. but at this rate i'm considering putting little electric motors on my board and making kickers. Laughing

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

I hate the prices, and i hate bush. I really dont understand how they expect people to pay these kind of prices. next.. inflation... good stuff. as if war isnt bad enough

cadence_131 · Outlaw Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 136 City: Miami

** at least when they reach like $3.50-$4.00 anyways

jhilly8982 · Addict Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 782 City: Northville

it is not one man (bush) it is the nature of over a century of consumption...if you drive a car then you need to keep your mouths shut cause we are all guilty

Craig-R · Guest

i'm working on a hybrid hydrogen cell boat engine right now, its really coming along... and as soon as i finish, i'm going to make billions so i dont have to worry about gas prices

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

I am making a boat that runs of hydrogen converted from water.... A boat that never needs to be fueled... I'll catch you guys at the end of summer on my so called first tankl ;D

Mr. Green

QNev · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 8:32 pm Post subject:

Craig-R, Word on the street is the last guy that did that went missing... It's the oil companies, man!

wake_board_skate_surf, isn't marked gas agro-gas, and isn't it supposed to be cheaper for them? Crazy.

What would be sweet would be a hydrogen fuel cell but have it fuelled by water. According to grade 8 science 2 years ago, if you run a charge through water, it will react to form hydrogen and oxygen as products. The hydrogen could then be sent to a tank and pressurized somehow and used in the fuel cell.

The problem would be getting a charge into the water and still having enough charge to power the engine from the fuel cell.

The same might be easier with a hydrogen combustion engine.

Diesel boat engines are looking good too.

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject:

If you think Bush is jacking up gas prices, your a f*cking moron

QNev · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject:

If they throw down a carbon tax too, we're all going to be royally F___ED!

That law is dumb. Paying a ton of $$ so the government can blow it on crap with no possibility of it fixing the ozone layer and reversing the effects of CO2 is not going to help.

JeffR · Addict Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 608 City: Victoria, BC

Marked gas is basicially crappier gas, that comes with a colour marker so that you can see it in the water, its marked specifically for use in filling up boats and back in the day used to be cheaper than regular gas

ripperchick · Outlaw Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 158 City: Atlanta

can't you see all gas in the water?

LakeIolaLuke · Posted: Apr 03, 2007 7:29 am Post subject:

wake_board_skate_surf, the color marker is so it stains the inside of fuel tanks, and it's cheaper because there's no roadway tax on it. I'f you're suspected of using marked gas in an on-road vehicle, they'll inspect the inside of your fuel tank and you'll receive a hefty fine.

JeffR · Addict Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 608 City: Victoria, BC

LakeIolaLuke, ok, i always thought it was for markings in the water, at least that's what my dad always told me

ikonxone · Criminal Joined: 02 Apr 2007 Posts: 72 City: Henderson

gas prices will suck, but luckily i only live 15 mins from the lake and don't have to worry about the extra travel time.

LFADAM · Posted: Apr 03, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject:

Man this is gonna suck. Last year at the peak, it was about 3.50 a gallon at my lake. It costed about 150 dollars to fill the boat. That was rough. If it gets to 4.00 for most of the summer, thats going to be 160+ dollars every few days. Yikes!

Improvise · Criminal Joined: 24 Oct 2006 Posts: 66 City: Columbia

I'm glad I have two boats (I/O, O/B), I think the gas hog will not be going out much. Maybe I'll start charging guests.

ripperchick · Outlaw Joined: 16 May 2006 Posts: 158 City: Atlanta

Last summer at our marina gas reached $4.00. I remember one house boat owner threw a fit for having to pay over $1000 to refill his house boat!