2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

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2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby jimh » Mon May 16, 2022 9:33 am

Here is a very brief survey of the price of pure marine gasoline at 90-Octane at marina fuel docks in northern Michigan. Note that in Michigan the state requires that fuel refiners and blenders MUST make available pure gasoline, that is, gasoline not diluted with ethanol, to marina fuel retailers. This gasoline in Michigan is known as REC-90 for Recreational 90-Octane pure gasoline.

May 16, 2022
  • Leland $5.80-per-gallon (a mix of 2021 and 2022 gasoline in their tanks)
  • Northport $6-per-gallon

Also noted, price of fuel in Canada at highway gasoline stations for regular grade unleaded with ethanol fuel. The highway pump price in Ontario is approaching CA-$2.20-per-liter. There are 3.875 liters in one gallon, thus CA-$8.53-per-US-gallon. Assuming currency exchange at about 1.25:1, that gives a price in US-dollars of US-$6.80-per-US-gallon for highway gasoline.

The price at a marina fuel dock in a remote part of northern Lake Huron is not known at this moment, but I would expect at least a $1.50-per-gallon mark up, and possibly more if the marina has 90-Octane pure gasoline. This could put Canadian marina fuel dock gasoline at about US$8.32-per-gallon or even higher, approaching US-$9-per-US-gallon.

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby Phil T » Mon May 16, 2022 9:56 am

It would be interesting to track blended fuel prices as well.

What are the running prices for 87 octane blended fuel on the water?
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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby Don SSDD » Tue May 17, 2022 6:53 am

In Nova Scotia 87-octane blended gasoline is now CA-$2.08-per-liter [at highway retail stations].
Diesel is about CA-$2.50 per litre.
Usually diesel is cheaper than gasoline in Nova Scotia

ASIDE:
GLOBAL OIL PRICES

The lead time for removal of Russian oil from the world fuel supply is likely two or three months. In late May 2022 [the world fuel supply] will continue to decline.
Sanctions [against Russia] will remove several million barrels per day from world fuel supplies. Oil prices are expected tocontinue to rise for at least the next six months, and oil prices will stay high for 2023 and perhaps 2024.

[The price of oil is now] US-$115-per-barrel for West Texas Intermediate.

To see an increase in fuel costs by 25 to 50-percent by the end of 2023 is likely, unless demand decreases
There is no quick way for supply to jump quickly to replace Russian oil. To replace Russian oil take on to two years.

The last time when oil peaked at about US-$145 to $150 per barrel, gasoline in Nova Scotia peaked at about CA-$1.50-per-litre. This time, we were already paying CA-$1.50-per-liter when oil was about US-$80 to $90 per barrel.
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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby dtmackey » Tue May 17, 2022 9:04 am

Fuel dock gas prices are all over the map and are expected to go higher.

Mystic River Marina, Connecticut
$5.79 gasoline
$7.24 diesel

Mill Wharf, Scituate, Massachusetts
$ 6.19 89-Octane ValvTect
$ 7.34 diesel

Hyannis, Massachusetts
$9 diesel

Nantucket estimated Summer 2022 price
Diesel at more than $10-per-gallon

ASIDE:
I was lucky enough to have a friend who needed to remove a tank and needed it pumped dry. He gave me 205 gallons of diesel if I offered to pump it out, so now I have fuel for the Nordic Tug and it won't keep me from making my annual summer vacation trip. I would never consider moving this quantity of gasoline, not would I use these containers for gasoline.

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The biggest concern right now with diesel is supply. The East Coast is in trouble as the inventory on hand hasn't been this low and we are only running a 2 - 3 inventory level, so any upset to the deliveries and we have a big problem.

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby raaron » Tue May 17, 2022 9:35 am

On May 14, 2022 in Haverstraw, New York:

$5.35 for 89-Octane ValvTect

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby jimh » Mon Jun 20, 2022 1:16 pm

As of of June 20, 2022, the fuel dock at Northport Marina has raised the price of marine gasoline to $6.50-per-gallon for REC-90 pure gasoline, no ethanol dilution from the previously reported price of $6-per-gallon on May 16, 2022.

The retail highway price for 87-octane regular unleaded gasoline diluted 9:1 with corn based ethanol in Michigan is now about $5.30-per-gallon. On that basis, the marina's up-charge for REC-90 is only $1.20, which does not seem like an onerous mark up.

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby Jloutrage » Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:10 pm

St Clair River in Michigan the fuel was $6.80/gallon for REC 90 octane, no ethanol.

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby jimh » Fri Jul 08, 2022 12:35 pm

Update on Northport fuel dock: still $6.50 per gallon on July 6, 2021. I don't think the fuel dock is selling as much volume of gasoline as they did in previous years.

ASIDE: several seasonal slip holders have decided not to put their boats in the water this summer, creating a very unusual opportunity for a seasonal slip for just this Summer. I suspect that the very high fuel prices perhaps were a factor.

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby mikegcny » Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:59 am

My marina in Cutchogue NY is charging [no price mentioned]. The fuel dock is busy.

[Please report the price if you want to participate in this thread that is collecting information on the price of fuel at the dock in the USA in Summer 2022.]

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby jimh » Tue Jul 19, 2022 10:24 am

For some perspective, here are fuel prices from 2021 in my area:

Northport: Marsten Dame Marina Fuel Dock, August 9, 2021: REC90 at $4.44-per-gallon. (I bought 27.3-gallons for $121.36.)

Elk Rapids: Edward Grace Harbor Fuel Dock: August 12, 2021: REC90 at $4.78-per-gallon. (I bought 20-gallons for $95.58)

With Northport fuel now at $6.50-per-gallon, the price has increased $2.06, an increase of 46.4-percent. (I bought 20.1 gallons for $130.77.)

Reflective of the new cost of boat fuel, we got the boat back in the water last week and went for a two-hour boat ride around Northport Bay. The engine speed was kept at about 1,000-RPM for almost the entire cruise, giving a fuel consumption rate of about 0.7-GPH, so we only consumed about 1.5-gallons of fuel on that boat ride.

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby dtmackey » Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:28 am

[quote="dtmackey"]Fuel dock gas prices are all over the map and are expected to go higher.

Mystic River Marina, Connecticut
$5.79 gasoline
$7.24 diesel

Mill Wharf, Scituate, Massachusetts
$ 6.19 89-Octane ValvTect
$ 7.34 diesel

Hyannis, Massachusetts
$9 diesel

Nantucket estimated Summer 2022 price
Diesel at more than $10-per-gallon

ASIDE:
I was lucky enough to have a friend who needed to remove a tank and needed it pumped dry. He gave me 205 gallons of diesel if I offered to pump it out, so now I have fuel for the Nordic Tug and it won't keep me from making my annual summer vacation trip. I would never consider moving this quantity of gasoline, not would I use these containers for gasoline.


The biggest concern right now with diesel is supply. The East Coast is in trouble as the inventory on hand hasn't been this low and we are only running a 2 - 3 inventory level, so any upset to the deliveries and we have a big problem.


As a follow up on the 225 gallons of diesel I received for free, the fuel sat for a few years, and while it won't degrade like gasoline, it can have algea growth in #2 fuel oil (diesel). To prevent any filter problems from bio matter, I cycled the tank several times with my fuel polishing unit which removes any contaminants and treated the fuel.

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This works great on kerosene and diesel, but never attempt to polish gasoline, due to the low vapor pressure you can have an explosion.

Anyone curious can learn more at this link. https://reversopumps.com/fuel-polishing-systems/

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Re: 2022 Fuel Prices at Marina Fuel Docks

Postby goldstem » Thu Jul 21, 2022 10:16 am

Wolfeboro NH. July 7 5.99/Gallon 89 octane. Ethanol content unknown. Dropped to 5.79/Gal by July 12.