Marina Bum
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I joke with my buddies at the lake that I'm a drinker with a boating problem. I love boats, I think about boats, I work on boats, I buy and sell boats and I love driving boats especially on Lake Powell. I currently have 6.5 vessels registered in my name, each one has a purpose, one is currently for sale, I only bought two this year, in the past ten years or so I've owned about 20 different boats. (The first step to recovery is realizing and admitting that you have a problem) Most of them were not expensive, it's a hobby and a passion. I do most all of the work myself.
The most recent purchase was this 1988 22 foot sea swirl with a very deep V and a big V8 engine, I paid $500 for it. I didn't have to put much into it either to get it going, lucky! Runs and drives well. A perfect crud cutter, a great boat for one or two people to boat camp out of. It's in good shape, it's got beautiful lines, lots of teak wood and chrome. They don't build boats like this anymore. And now it's finding a second life as my fuel hauler.
The tanks came off the last houseboat that I bought, I didn't like how much space they took up on my deck. I can haul 200 gallons at a time now from town and save a thousand dollars a fill up. My 98 58 foot Jamestowner houseboat holds 200 gallons, I only burn ethanol free high octane fuel since it's engines are carbureted. On the lake it's $10.00 a gallon and in town it's $5.00. In other words $2000 vs 1,000. I have to drive in to go to Wallmart anyway, might as well save a thousand. If this works out like I hope I'll get the interior redone and keep this boat. I can tow it up lake too.
Before anyone starts talking danger and safety these are aluminum purpose built fuel tanks with a gasoline rated sureflow pump and I'll ground them to the batteries. The boat has a 3,000 lb load capacity by the tag, when the tanks are full together they will weigh about 1400 lbs. the trailer is tandom axel and it has surge brakes, I tow with a HD2500 Duramax truck. I'm trying to stay safe, this isn't a "hold my beer and watch this" endeavor but feed back is welcomed. As with any sitution involving machinery the qualified and cautious operator is the ultimate safety device
The most recent purchase was this 1988 22 foot sea swirl with a very deep V and a big V8 engine, I paid $500 for it. I didn't have to put much into it either to get it going, lucky! Runs and drives well. A perfect crud cutter, a great boat for one or two people to boat camp out of. It's in good shape, it's got beautiful lines, lots of teak wood and chrome. They don't build boats like this anymore. And now it's finding a second life as my fuel hauler.
The tanks came off the last houseboat that I bought, I didn't like how much space they took up on my deck. I can haul 200 gallons at a time now from town and save a thousand dollars a fill up. My 98 58 foot Jamestowner houseboat holds 200 gallons, I only burn ethanol free high octane fuel since it's engines are carbureted. On the lake it's $10.00 a gallon and in town it's $5.00. In other words $2000 vs 1,000. I have to drive in to go to Wallmart anyway, might as well save a thousand. If this works out like I hope I'll get the interior redone and keep this boat. I can tow it up lake too.
Before anyone starts talking danger and safety these are aluminum purpose built fuel tanks with a gasoline rated sureflow pump and I'll ground them to the batteries. The boat has a 3,000 lb load capacity by the tag, when the tanks are full together they will weigh about 1400 lbs. the trailer is tandom axel and it has surge brakes, I tow with a HD2500 Duramax truck. I'm trying to stay safe, this isn't a "hold my beer and watch this" endeavor but feed back is welcomed. As with any sitution involving machinery the qualified and cautious operator is the ultimate safety device
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looks like a great setup maybe even do private fuel drops 
