our fishing season here is roughly april 1 to november 1. We fish a lot, pretty much every day Lake Erie will allow it. On average 4-5 times a week. On an average day we run 8-15 miles each way (depending on time of season) plus moves while were out. lets just average that on the light side say 20 miles per trip at 4 trips per week for 6 months.
20*4= 80 miles a week
80*4= 320 miles a month
320*6=1920 miles a year
i get a little less than 2mpg now
1920/2= 960 gallons of fuel a year
fuel at our marina floated right around 4.40 all year
4.40*960= $4,224 a year in fuel
1920/5= 384 gallons of fuel a year
384*4.40= $1689.60 a year in fuel
4224-1690= $2534 a year in fuel savings
even at 4mpg id save roughly $2100 a year on just fuel
2 mpg is good for me realistically its more like 1.7 1.8 so my numbers arent dead on but it still proves the point that id be saving a ton of money on fuel and have the peace of mind knowing i have a new motor on the boat not one thats almost as old as me and has seen plenty of use.
plus if i went 4 stroke i wouldnt be dumping 20 bucks of oil in it every week either
Sure its a lot of money up front, but it does save a whole bunch of money on fuel alone.
then there is the fact that i have a brand new motor hanging off the back with a warranty instead of the motor thats 2 years younger than me....
