Diesel G25...when is it official?

[SoCal G-Man]

Yep and in most fresh water lakes in North America

That has been my experience, as well.

[GMLIII]

That has been my experience, as well.

Sort of like a Tesla owner trying to find a charging station on a long trip

[charlesml3]

You could run “”off-road”” diesel in it and not have to pay road construction taxes on the fuel! That would be great.

Well sorta the same thing but you can keep your gasoline receipts now and get the road-use tax back. I do it every year.

-Charles

[GMLIII]

I save all my boat fuel receipts as well in the state of VA therefore after I submit them to the State at the end of the season, I pay no fuel tax

[Evening Shade]

Well sorta the same thing but you can keep your gasoline receipts now and get the road-use tax back. I do it every year.

-Charles

Can you describe the process for doing this? Is there an on-line printable form that you submit with the fuel receipts?

[GMLIII]

Can you describe the process for doing this? Is there an on-line printable form that you submit with the fuel receipts?

Can't speak for the state of SC but in VA there is an online form to fill out from the VA Game and Inland Fisheries website to get a gas tax refund from the treasurer of VA

[greggmck]

That has been my experience, as well.

Large lakes have larger boats and offer diesel fuel. Small lakes, not so much.

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[GMLIII]

Large lakes have larger boats and offer diesel fuel. Small lakes, not so much.

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Maybe other large lakes have diesel fuel but my home lake in Va of 550 miles of shoreline which is rather large has no diesel fuel

[RDT-G23]

I have a fuel trailer that fuels my boat and Sea Doos faster than a station can... Bring on the diesel!

[jphdrake]

For those of you that are fortunate to live on a lake that offers unleaded gas but no diesel fuel I understand why you would not be interested in a diesel option. However some of us are on lakes with no fuel at all and we have to hand carry gas to our boat or fill it on the way to the lake. For us a Diesel engine would be great. A Diesel engine produces great torque which is very suited to these heavy slow boats we are using to surf and wakeboard. A Diesel engine would allow a lower horsepower engine to operate much more efficiently to produce the necessary power to push the boat. I have been begging Nautique for years for this option. I for one would buy this in a second. I feel this would allow a huge fuel savings. I realize the Diesel engine may cost more initially but how much more compared to a supercharged 550. Personally just not having to carry as much fuel to my boat has me as a buyer but that’s just my situation.


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[greggmck]

Maybe other large lakes have diesel fuel but my home lake in Va of 550 miles of shoreline which is rather large has no diesel fuel

Is that Smith Mountain Lake? I thought they have diesel there? On Lake Washington it's only 60 mi of Shoreline and diesel is $2.00/gal less than gas.

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[GMLIII]

Is that Smith Mountain Lake? I thought they have diesel there? On Lake Washington it's only 60 mi of Shoreline and diesel is $2.00/gal less than gas.

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Yes SML

[jtryon]

Pleasure boating requires no fuel tax, so you could burn the same fuel in your boat, as what you use to heat your house.

what would the warranty situation be here? say something happens to the motor and they see red dye fuel--would the manufacturer deny a warranty claim?

[Wayward]

what would the warranty situation be here? say something happens to the motor and they see red dye fuel--would the manufacturer deny a warranty claim?

Well...... considering that off-road fuel is healthier for the engine as it is...... I’d suspect they wouldn’t have an issue with it.

where it might be an issue, is if they had to run a particulate filter in the exhaust. The extra sulfur in off road fuel wouldn’t be great for that....

all that said, there isn’t any reason you couldn’t just switch to low sulfur diesel, and skip the taxes. The supplier should have it available these days (Because of farm tractors/equipment having particulate filters these days). Farmers need a low sulfur option, without paying for highway fuel. Most places carry it, and there shouldn’t be any issue with warranty stuff....

[Sailfun]

Sort of like a Tesla owner trying to find a charging station on a long trip

Not really, Diesel is sold at nearly every gas station in the country. You can also unlike gas safely transport it in containers ect. It would be easy to have extra fuel stored on your trailer or in a pickup ect.. With the economy a diesel would get, you most likely would never need fuel at all on a day on the lake. People who live on a lake would need a fuel caddy, again not that big of a deal and many I know use them for fuel already anyway because of the buck a gallon surcharge for marina fuel.