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Hi Everyone,

I'd like your advice please.

We've just returned from a week's holiday (31 hours cruising) in France on a boat hired from Le Boat. When returning to the boat yard, they stung us for £232 Euros (£215 ish) for diesel which came as a bit of a shock. We've holiday'd on the Broads many times but never had to spend that much on fuel.

Working out the fuel cost based on my car engine, on the way home at 2500 revs, cruising at 90mph at 45mpg, it would use 2 gallons per hour. Therefore over 31 hours we would use 62 gallons, so at road fuel prices of £6 per gallon, it would cost us £372.

As boat fuel is cheaper, have they been reasonable or ripped us off???? or are my calculations incorrect?

The fuel guage showed that we had used 1/3 of the tank. We also went through 70 locks so allowing 15 minutes per lock, the engine was idling for 17 hours! Wished we'd turned it off every lock now.

Thanks evryone, Ady.
 
wheelie said:
Hi Everyone,

I'd like your advice please.

We've just returned from a week's holiday (31 hours cruising) in France on a boat hired from Le Boat. When returning to the boat yard, they stung us for £232 Euros (£215 ish) for diesel which came as a bit of a shock. We've holiday'd on the Broads many times but never had to spend that much on fuel.

Working out the fuel cost based on my car engine, on the way home at 2500 revs, cruising at 90mph at 45mpg, it would use 2 gallons per hour. Therefore over 31 hours we would use 62 gallons, so at road fuel prices of £6 per gallon, it would cost us £372.

As boat fuel is cheaper, have they been reasonable or ripped us off???? or are my calculations incorrect?

The fuel guage showed that we had used 1/3 of the tank. We also went through 70 locks so allowing 15 minutes per lock, the engine was idling for 17 hours! Wished we'd turned it off every lock now.

Thanks evryone, Ady.
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boat fuel; in France is the road price + whatever the marina fancy adding on top for your convenience.
LeHarve have a road station alongside the dock with a long hose so the price is the same as road vehicles
 
wheelie said:
Hi Everyone,

I'd like your advice please.

We've just returned from a week's holiday (31 hours cruising) in France on a boat hired from Le Boat. When returning to the boat yard, they stung us for £232 Euros (£215 ish) for diesel which came as a bit of a shock. We've holiday'd on the Broads many times but never had to spend that much on fuel.

Working out the fuel cost based on my car engine, on the way home at 2500 revs, cruising at 90mph at 45mpg, it would use 2 gallons per hour. Therefore over 31 hours we would use 62 gallons, so at road fuel prices of £6 per gallon, it would cost us £372.

As boat fuel is cheaper, have they been reasonable or ripped us off???? or are my calculations incorrect?

The fuel guage showed that we had used 1/3 of the tank. We also went through 70 locks so allowing 15 minutes per lock, the engine was idling for 17 hours! Wished we'd turned it off every lock now.

Thanks evryone, Ady.
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Dont know about the boat but you could save a lot of fuel in the car if you went a bit slower.
 
Just home for a few days, but last month we motored through the canals from Port st Louis du Rhone to Royan on the Gironde, via the Canal du Midi and Lateral. About 100+ hours motoring we think, log book in Royan!

We have a yacht with quite a powerful 50hp engine. When we filled up at Royan it cost about 260 Euros for the whole trip. Diesel is expensive...road prices plus some, we think it was 1.42 E a litre. Doubt if you could have used more than 3 litres an hour. 93 litres at 1.42 is a lot less than you paid!

We have heard that the bases rip off their customers!
 
I guess the real question is, what are you going to do about it? If the answer is nothing, chalk it up to experience and stop worrying.

(And if you go again, fill up yourself just before arrival at the home base. At least then you know whatever you pay is probably the going rate.)

Pete
 
ean_p said:
can you really get 45mpg @ 90mph?........ wot car is it please?
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Hi, I've been running an elderly Ford Cmax 1.6 diesel for the last 3 years.At 70 mph on motorways using the cruise control 51.4mpg.At 80-85 on cruise control48.6. Its not a very inspireing drive but as far as economy and-most important-comfort-goes its the best car I've ever had. Its a 2004 model with the 1.6 TDCi engine.
 
wheelie said:
Hi Everyone,

I'd like your advice please.

We've just returned from a week's holiday (31 hours cruising) in France on a boat hired from Le Boat. When returning to the boat yard, they stung us for £232 Euros (£215 ish) for diesel which came as a bit of a shock. We've holiday'd on the Broads many times but never had to spend that much on fuel.

Working out the fuel cost based on my car engine, on the way home at 2500 revs, cruising at 90mph at 45mpg, it would use 2 gallons per hour. Therefore over 31 hours we would use 62 gallons, so at road fuel prices of £6 per gallon, it would cost us £372.

As boat fuel is cheaper, have they been reasonable or ripped us off???? or are my calculations incorrect?

The fuel guage showed that we had used 1/3 of the tank. We also went through 70 locks so allowing 15 minutes per lock, the engine was idling for 17 hours! Wished we'd turned it off every lock now.

Thanks evryone, Ady.
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Done a couple of holidays like this. There are different methods of charging.

In Ireland we just paid for the diesel used. Carrick on Shannon> Portumna I guess about 40 hours all in 75 Euros.

France Canal du Midi, Med to the top about 56 hours (I think) About 200 Euros. This is because they charge X pound / Hour.

I'm not sure about the exact figure.

Just checked with le Boat web site. they say they charge between £3 and £9 per hour!!!
 
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