Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

[tpenfield]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

Quick update:

I found a place on the water that sells gas for $4.20/gallon. . . so I'm OK with that and probably won't shlep much fuel as long as the prices don't rise. I got 40 gallons (1/4 tank)

The Fuel dock had 3 teenage girls working there . . . to help you tie up your boat, assist with the fuel and even assist with the waste tank pumpout.

The Admiral commented about it as we were leaving . . . I said, "yup, they sure know how to sell gasoline" . . . she laughed.

 

[Scott Danforth]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I have used a 30 gallon fuel dolly with a manual crank pump on it. works great. rotate pump in one direction to pump into tank, rotate backwards with line above your head to suck all remaining in the hose back into the dolly. Will also siphon fuel if needed.

however you will have to check the legality of your local area regarding filling on the water.

I keep my boat on the trailer, and cringe everytime we go out at about $100 per outing. I can imagine your screaming wallet filling up your beast.

 

[JoLin]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

Quick update:

The Fuel dock had 3 teenage girls working there . . . to help you tie up your boat, assist with the fuel and even assist with the waste tank pumpout.

The Admiral commented about it as we were leaving . . . I said, "yup, they sure know how to sell gasoline" . . . she laughed.

The fuel dock at the end of my canal is charging 4.09 right now. That one is all guys, which is unusual (and no fun at all) around here. OR, I can travel 2 miles east, pay 4.59 and have a bevy of young beauties service the boat. Unfortunately, the Admiral is savvy enough that I can't use excuses like 'the approach is easier there' to justify passing up the local guy.

Life is so unfair... :blue:

(To keep things on topic, I have a super syphon (aka that jiggler thingie) too, that I used often on my previous boats. They work great)

 

[jdlough]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I use a couple of Safety Cans with the attached funnel. No vent, and no spills.

Amazon.com : Eagle UI-50-FS Red Galvanized Steel Type I Gasoline Safety Can with Funnel, 5 gallon Capacity, 13.5" Height, 12.5" Diameter : Gas Can : Patio, Lawn & Garden



If you don't like the funnel, they also make it with a flex spout.

Amazon.com: Eagle U2-51-S Red Galvanized Steel Type II Gas Safety Can with 7/8" Flex Spout, 5 gallon Capacity, 13.5" Height, 12.5" Diameter: Patio, Lawn & Garden

 

[JASinIL2006]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I use a couple of Safety Cans with the attached funnel. No vent, and no spills.

Amazon.com : Eagle UI-50-FS Red Galvanized Steel Type I Gasoline Safety Can with Funnel, 5 gallon Capacity, 13.5" Height, 12.5" Diameter : Gas Can : Patio, Lawn & Garden

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If you don't like the funnel, they also make it with a flex spout.

Amazon.com: Eagle U2-51-S Red Galvanized Steel Type II Gas Safety Can with 7/8" Flex Spout, 5 gallon Capacity, 13.5" Height, 12.5" Diameter: Patio, Lawn & Garden
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$63 for a gas can with a flex spout? Ouch! I take six to nine 5-gallon cans when I head up to the lake. I'd be broke before I even bought the gas!

 

[greenbush future]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I snagged one of the fuel caddy (40 gallon) and found it extremely hard to unload from the truck and wheel around to the back of the house, then up on the dock, then refuel. I sold it to the next guy who had the same idea. Every situation is different, but check Craigslist before buying a new unit. Remember the weight is what made it difficult to use for me. The wheels didn't work well on the lawn when full of fuel, the lawn got some decent groves with 40 gallons of gas.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I can't see a 40 gallon caddy unless it stayed in the truck or you had machinery.

I figured out how to get my 15 gallon caddy out easier by myself: this is a Tahoe with a drop-down tail gate. I load and fill the tank wheels in first so I can hang the fill hole over the back at the station. When I get home, I pull it out onto the tail gate, turn it around so the wheels (bottom) is toward me, then slide it down to the pavement on an angle. As I said before, the weight factor only requires a little help.
15 gallons full rolls OK across the lawn to the pier, not the best and wouldn't work on sand.

As for marina's, all the smart ones around here hire cute girls to "help" but once you tip them there goes the savings!

 

[riptide09]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I just got back from a week on Long Lake in Maine. No gas at the campground where I stayed however I did have a space on the dock for the week. Gas at the marina was running $4.90 a gallon. Gas down the street at the station was $3.65. I had two 5 gallon cans with me. During the course of the week I added 50 gallons to the boat using the cans. I saved a little over $60 and I still ended up buying some gas at the marina.

The way I look at it is, that $60 is better off in my pocket than someone else's. Or from another perspective $20 of that money had to be used to pay the state of Maine for an invasive species sticker so I saved $40. (The state of Maine charges out of state boaters $20 for a sticker. The money is used to fund inspection points where they inspect your boat for milfoil and other invasive species before you can enter a lake.)

 

[tpenfield]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

Quick Update:

since this is the first season of using my 'new' boat, I have been tracking the fuel used and the associated cost. My fuel shlepping efforts have kept the costs fairly low . . .

So, far this season I have put 270 gallons into the boat and the average per-gallon cost has been $3.75. So, I am about $1,000 on the season so far in fuel.

Today I got 20 gallons at the gas station that I will be bringing out to the boat. The gas was $3.14 using my "Stop & Shop" rewards card.

The marina that I normally re-fuel at still has fairly favorable pricing . . . $4.38 last time I fueled there. So, I have gotten 120 gallons at the marina and 150 gallons from the gas stations.

Still figuring the gph and mpg . . . but it is looking like 12 gph overall average and 1.4 mpg at cruising speeds.

 

[CWKboat]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

Even if you spill some, in the grand cosmos it's still a lot less going into the ecosystem than the guy like me idling around in an old Merc inline 6 on one boat, and Black max on the other. Talk about a "sheen."

 

[JoshOnt]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I use 2.6 gallon can and here gas is $1.23 at the road gas station.

 

[Mischief Managed]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

Or from another perspective $20 of that money had to be used to pay the state of Maine for an invasive species sticker so I saved $40. (The state of Maine charges out of state boaters $20 for a sticker. The money is used to fund inspection points where they inspect your boat for milfoil and other invasive species before you can enter a lake.)

I have no problem paying for my Maine milfoil sticker, but I think it's absurd that the inspectors don't sell them (at least on Highland Lake in Bridgton). I have to go to the town office to get a sticker and the town office is not open on Saturday anymore. I went stickerless my first weekend in Maine this year. Fortunately, the inspectors have no authority...

 

[The Woo Woo Kid]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I use 2.6 gallon can and here gas is $1.23 at the road gas station.

WHAT ?!!!!

Is that a typo ?

 

[JoshOnt]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

WHAT ?!!!!

Is that a typo ?

Nope that is real numbers, if I remember I will take a pic later on of the sign near me. It is high compared to when I go to the reserve and pay $1.09 per litre.

 

[bruceb58]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

WHAT ?!!!!

Is that a typo ?

Likely that is the price per liter which is corresponds to around $4.65/gallon

 

[JoshOnt]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

Bruce that is correct.

 

[smclear]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I created a spout for my fuel tanks that allowed me to attach a 3 foot clear hose 1" hose. Now when I fuel the boat in the boat in the driveway I stick the hose in the tank and tip the gas can. Every drop goes in the boat. No more aiming for the funnel or watching it start to fill and overflow.

I have done the same thing, but with a 10' hose. My boats sit at the dock all season. I can stand safely on the dock while refueling and have yet to spill a drop.

 

[riptide09]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I have no problem paying for my Maine milfoil sticker, but I think it's absurd that the inspectors don't sell them (at least on Highland Lake in Bridgton). I have to go to the town office to get a sticker and the town office is not open on Saturday anymore. I went stickerless my first weekend in Maine this year. Fortunately, the inspectors have no authority...

I do a fair amount of boating in Maine. I usually get my sticker at Kittery Trading Post on my first trip of the year.

 

[redmen62]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

In WI it is illegal to fill in the water. Got busted BOTH last year and this year by the DNR. First time was at my buddy's dock by a lake patrol warden driving by and saw the cans lined up on the dock, second was in a public harbor and a fisherman called me in to the sherif who sent the DNR to talk to me. Luckily they were in different areas so I could dummy up and get warnings.

 

[Jeep Man]

Re: Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

I have been using the Super Siphon until recently. Worked well except for the time it took with a 3/8" hose, but I see you can get a 3/4" now. Picked up a fuel caddy for $20 recently but no hose. A garden hose connection, 8' of clear 3/4" hose, and a shut off valve 1' from the end solved that. I have the advantage of having a dock higher than the fuel filler neck so gravity is my friend. Yes, it is a bit awkward getting it off the back of the SUV but it beats lugging jerry cans a 100 yards.