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	Name:	AnchorbayDon -
	Subject:	gas prices on the lake
	Date:	2/29/2004 4:49:28 PM

You would be very surprised to know just exactly how much marinas 'make' on a gallon of gas - after paying for insurance for environmental hazards, Road Taxes (for off-the-road use!), etc.. In our case, the insurance alone is more than $30,000 per year! That has to be spread among gallons of gas that we sell over a 4-5 month seasonal period. Our gas has never been more than $2.19 for 89 octane. Go figure! We make much more selling ice, ice cream & candy than we do on gas. I guess they haven't has a sugar or beer environmental incident, yet!

Carrying gas in 5 gallon cans to your boat is the surest way I know to introduce water into your fuel tank and have lots of engine problems.

Just remember, any spill on the lake that produces a film greater than 4 square feet (2' x 2') is, under EPA rules, an 'Environmental incident'. Failure to report such an event to the EPA, the Coast Guard and ADEM commands a $5,000 fine for the first offense.