On Jan 29, 2:52*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:52:07 -0500, Harryk
wrote:

I don't know that Connecticut still refunds road taxes for gas used in
boats. I know it did in the 1950s and at least part of the 1960s.

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They were still doing it in the early 2000s when we were boating
there.

Tim, if you want to save on road taxes convert your vehicle to burn
propane. *I've heard that it is relatively easy. *You can also buy
"farm gas" in many states but there are big penalties for using it on
the road.

Wayne, as you know propane is safe and vehicles have been running on
it for years. And you can transfer liquid propane from your remote
house heater tank to your car safely. Some people around here do it on
their pickup's and have for years.... But having a huge and heavy tank
in the trunk of the car would be a pain. and finding propane dealers
on the road would be a horrible. however, they can be rigged to run
both. It's still a pain though.

concerning the 'farm gas', there is a color additive in the farm
diesel that is different color than automotive. And even a quart in
of ag. in 55 gal of automotive is visually detectable. Yes, if you get
caught running the stuff in your diesel pickup it's heavy fines.

But I'd think it would be neat to make your own gasoline for your
boat, and even road use UP TO a certain limit, though.