Running out of gas on the lake.

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Why not just use pump gas at a gas station?

Well if you keep your boat on the water it defeats the purpose of not having to tow it.

 

[probmxstyle 10+ year member]

Thats why I take an electric trolling motor with me and keep a extra battery on the boat. I also have a BoatUS membership with unlimited towing and a fuel delivery service.

 

[Banana Balls 5,000+ posts]

Are you nuts? You obviously have never tried to swim a boat to shore. It's hard enough to swim from the middle of a lake to shore, let alone pushing a several thousand pound piece of fiberglass.
Hahahahahahahahaha! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

Uh..... I've done it.

Well, I didn't push it. I pulled it.

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

We were on the "main" lake not a clam bay, I doubt you would have been able to pull or push the boat away from shore very successfully.. Unless you are Jack La Laine

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

Flag someone down, ask for a tow, pay them $25 for the trouble.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Well if you keep your boat on the water it defeats the purpose of not having to tow it.

Use an approved gas container?

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

OP is just mad cause we all have given him better solutions to what he did!

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

OP is just mad cause we all have given him better solutions to what he did!

lol what are you talking about?

Johnny was the only one that gave an alternate solution lol.

 

[roarzorz 10+ year member]

Everyone should keep an extra gas can handy.

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Happened once to me, except i was in one of those stand up jetskis. Some fishers offered to tow me for 5 bucks, of course i agreed.

 

[Banana Balls 5,000+ posts]

We were on the "main" lake not a clam bay, I doubt you would have been able to pull or push the boat away from shore very successfully.. Unless you are Jack La Laine

I have no idea what you just said.

 

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

Use an approved gas container?

Thats kinda hard when you need 50 gallons

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

lol what are you talking about?
Johnny was the only one that gave an alternate solution lol.

Well this is just what we used to do when my dad had a little 18' or so Skeeter, a trolly motor on the front, and an approved gas container underneath the "captain's seat." This was many years ago however, in South Florida.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Thats kinda hard when you need 50 gallons

They do make large gas containers you know... at work fuels are kept away from the flightline in huge JP-8 containers/drums... if they are approved to hold JP-8, then I assume normal pump gas would also be within the law... but thats just me assuming saving ~$2 on 50+ gallons of gas would be worth it... different strokes for different folks!

 

[miker 5,000+ posts]

I have no idea what you just said.

I read over it a couple times..

Makes sense to me.

I do agree, however, that a couple gallons of extra gas should be kept on the boat.