I mentioned earlier that I had crossed my wake in Wiarton. That was technically true, in that I could lay claim to a platinum burgee. But really the trip that just ended started here in late May 2021, 17 months ago.
Some numbers:
Distance Traveled: 10,007 NM / 18,500 km
Engine hours: 1,537 @ 1.4 gph 5.5 l/hr
Furnace hours: 958 @ 1.7 l/hr
Generator hours: 0
Total fuel used: 10,050 l
For propulsion that’s an average of 0.84 l/NM or 4.5 NM/gal.
Fuel price varied, but total was about CDN$15.500.
Other costs, largely from memory:
lock passes: $1,100
Dockage and mooring: $1,100
Equipment additions and upgrades: $9,500
– this includes LiFePo house bank, inverter/charger, spare prop & line cutter
Repairs and maintenance: $17,000
– this includes shaft replacement, engine shimming, prop repairs (X2), hauling, paint, oil changes, etc. Also $6,500 in motor repair costs – injectors, injection pump and ECM.
Travel to and from boat: $2,500
Insurance: $2,300
Total: C$49,000
I should note that I had about $15k allocated for initial boat improvements that were still pending when I left. That was planned spending commissioning my new-to-me boat, rather than ongoing costs.
So, $34k for 17 months travel. I can live with that.
Interestingly sitting still doesn’t save much money. Winter dockage costs here are about $10k for six months, including power & heat.
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