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Originally Posted by Emmerich
Off topic a bit, but if you own a boat and buy gas at the marina, I can make you feel more sad: If pump gas is $2.75 for example, and marina gas is $3.5 for example, the marina is making .75 more for the gas, right? Nope. The pump gas has road use taxes built into the price, I think they are around .6/gal, depends on the state. Marinas don't charge that, so they are making .75 + .6.
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At least in CT if you buy over a certain amount you can get your road tax back. The reason fuel costs more on the water, at least up hear is several reasons:
1. You only get to use the gas docks from May 1 to early Oct here, before you run out of customers. Yet you pay for them year round.
2. Insurance is very costly, due to enviromental concerns.
3. Up keep is costly. Two weeks ago we replace our fuel lines going from the tanks to the fuel pumps. Total cost was $50,000. People don't see that.