ok so with the price of gas so high and i really dont think it will be coming down that much! why not convert to propane. its got a higher octane rating than gas. most of the tanks we put in boats are round anyone have any thoughts on this , or know of anyone that has done it?

Propane in a boat = bad idea..Especially from a high performance standpoint. LEHR has been successful in propane powered stuff on a relatively small scale and has won some awards for their innovations, but it is still a little green as far as retrofit. Propane is scary.

Besides, propane costs pretty much follow gas pricing anyways....Filled your BBQ lately?   

E85 is about as close as you can get to a decent alternative fuel..Still has it's problems though..

Propane has about 21,600 BTU per pound (btu/lb.) while gasoline is at about 17,500 btu/lb., so it would be a little bit more efficient HP wise, but there are many things to take into consideration.

To put it into perspective, methanol has approx 11,000 btu/lb...I think we're going backwards. 

GT

5 bucks a gallon is just for 87...gona hate too see where 91 ends up at.. 

whats diesel right now I need to start planning for my trip to Big River in August

I just paid 4.96 for diesel. 100 gallons and a coke was 502.67

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

My power stroke gets around 17mph around town and most driving, but in the way to Parker towing the flatty 22-25 mpg driving 70-75 the whole way.

I just paid 4.96 for diesel. 100 gallons and a coke was 502.67

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

My power stroke gets around 17mph around town and most driving, but in the way to Parker towing the flatty 22-25 mpg driving 70-75 the whole way.

Same here, 13-17 depending on how I drive in the city> jdm wanna Be's are fun to mess with an on the highway best I got was 24 loaded with the quad and half cord of wood. But I fill up every 6-8 weeks so the initial hit really isn't that bad considering I get 1800 miles to every fill.

Fat fingered from the phone-  Corey

I have three 55 gallon drums of red diesel if things go really shitty....

I am wondering how many people are considering moving closer to work now....HMmmm

I remember several years ago there were droves of people moving 20-30 miles south of here because their house was "cheap", I bet if you did the calculation under today's circumstances they are taking it in the butt on that cheap house...

I paid a whole lot to be where I am, but I drive a company truck and my wife has two jobs and they are equal distances apart in different directions....Almost like I did it on purpose...

Hey mobboss, if you want to get some fuel efficiency on you boat, rip the jet out and go with a dual propeller set up....

Jet boats job; Sound bitchen, get mediocre performance and burn a buttload of fuel...

Mine does all three perfectly.

GT

That's it, I'm buying a Volt.

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^That's frikken funny.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

How many batteries would it take to turn an "A" impeller 5000rpm for a couple hours?

^^^^^^No, THAT'S FUNNY!

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10-4...

Hey Crewchief, let's get together and build a badass electric boat and call The Watt?...We can market the hell out of it and if history repeats itself it doesn't even have to work worth a damn...

People would buy it because it's "green"....

I can see it now...

You guys gonna cut me outa my own idea?

I see watts up..

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   You were going to buy a POS car....We're gonna build a POS boat....    Don't get all amped up...

GT

Aaaaaaand, what POS car with a class III hitch is gonna pull that boat?

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Ok, now that the business plan is ready, we need to sell it to an investment company for millions... Then we can afford fuel for our current rides