ogaryo just suffered a sad geeky moment, forgive him...

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Ran out of things to do to prepare for the arrival of the Rinker 250 so did something dead silly and tried to calculate the prospective fuel usage coming up with the below in a sreadsheet where I can put in actual MPG & distance and calculate fuel usage / cost... Upshot is I need to hoik 3 x 20ltr Jerry cans to the boat each time to top her up or pay the cornered market price at the harbour pumps if I go further than the norm .:mad::(

In reality, all this'll go to pot as the fuel flow meter'll be used as part of my passage planning.... if nothing else, it's relieved a bit of bordom whilst getting my overdue work expenses sorted:rolleyes:

Anyways, I came up with the following after putting in a few example trips in to the spreadsheet..

Average Crusing MPG 2.5 taken from advert giving equivalent Litres per mile of1.82

Price per Ltr £1.14 (Tesco) £1.32 (Cowes)
Cost per mile £2.07 (Tesco) £2.40 (Cowes)

Average Trip would be: 26miles at a cost of £53.94 or £62.04 with frig factor to account for average time off the plane where MPG will be < 2.5. total Litres used with frig factor applied = 54.

I fully expect this to be double those values in reality coz they always are :confused: and am absolutely confident that someone on the forum will proove that to be the case before I take the boat out for the first time:D

Sad geeky moment out the way.. time for a beer and a little reflection on how I might get a life sometime soon:o
 
Wrong ting to do !!1

General rule is not to calculate fuel cost !!! flow meters are No-No....

Enjoy the boating experience, the feling it brings and the experiences given .... no money value can be calculated in comparison to that !!
 
or look at this way...

calculate the annual fixed costs, insurance, mooring, travelling etc etc etc (etc) then work out how many miles you have to travel each year to ensure that your enjoyment costs exceed your fixed asset costs... :)
 
cost is a bit of a factor of course but agree, it'll not get in the way of the whole reason for owning a boat. To be honest, it was more about how many jerry cans I'd need to lunk over to Calshot each weekend... I'm hoping my calcs are ok as 3 was less than expected:cool:

p.s. don't tell swmbo I said the first bit:D
 
Don't worry too much about it Gaz, I can understand the new boat is in your every thought at the moment, a very exciting time indeed.

I must admit I agree with Alf, you can't put a price on your passion, and you just have to wear a bit of inconvenience regarding the lugging of drums, it's nothing a good hand truck/trolley and a large diameter jiggle syphon won't fix though.

The fuel flow meter will give you some added confidence on a long cruise with marginal tankage........well I hope so, I just had one fitted :o
 
Wrong! If its nice and flat calm, push the stick thing all the way forward, and make sure you are using your fair share of the earth's resources, before some other buggar does. :D
 
one of the most promising things the seller has mentioned is that he used to cruise at 21knts prior to fitting the fuel flow thingy.. he now cruises at 24kts and uses less fuel.. result:cool:
 
lovezoo said:
Wrong! If its nice and flat calm, push the stick thing all the way forward, and make sure you are using your fair share of the earth's resources, before some other buggar does. :D
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ONLY APPLIES TO BIG DIESELS, petrol engines use more when labouring, drag a garden shed behind you, proof positive
 
Gary,
the equation you're looking for is, cost of storage, insurance, overnight visitors mooring costs, meals in bistros,on board victuals, on board grog, driving to and from boat, fuel for boat, divided by the days and nights on boat out of 365/6 on a leap year, divided by how many persons in party, this gives a cost per head, and unlike ORDINARY holidays, you've still got the asset at the end of the year! cheap as chips!

plus, as I always say, "it's better to have memories than dreams!":D
 
epervier said:
"it's better to have memories than dreams!":D
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Never a truer word said mate... will be back down there in Nov with the new boat to hopefully create a few more... just picked up the trailer to put her on, an as new Hallmark Indespension Super Roller Coaster 10, bloody hell it's HUGE:eek: in comparison to the Flecther's trailer... absolutely mint condition so ideal for tuggng the boat on the occasional outing to Cornwall, will be a shame to wet its wheels in the water to be honest, too good a trailer to let the salty water get at it
 
AndieMac said:
With the new baby on top it of it, the trailer size will pale to insignificance.....it's at that moment you will ask yourself....crikey, what have I bought!!!:eek: :D
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Oh yes that sounds familiar to me,
I 've heard that a couple of times,
from the new owner at the delivery of 2 previous boats
from swmbo at the delivery of each new boat :)
 
oGaryo said:
will be a shame to wet its wheels in the water to be honest, too good a trailer to let the salty water get at it
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you have two options,
lift her on and off with a boat crane, and keep the wheels dry,

or launching the boat yourself on a slibway and submerge the wheels, and give the trailer a yearly good maintenance (inspect and or replace bearings)

we have chosen the 2nd option,
this enables us
-to use and launch the boat in many different places where a crane is not alway's available
- to launch late at night or early in the morning
- not having to wait for the crane man until he's willing to drive the crane,
in some places it takes hours.
 
that's what we'll do too and make sure we use the hub flushing point after each use.. Didn't have the facility on the last two trailers so hope it makes a difference... The occasional spray of wd40 on the bolts and U brackets will help too.
 
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