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Veg
RO# 20854
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 Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 11:03:28
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Poll Question:
The thread about tipping a tow captain reminded me that I always wonder how much people tip at the fuel dock. Let's assume a trip to the dock where you buy anywhere between 25 to 100 gallons of fuel, get a pumpout, and service is normal.
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| 2001 Tiara 2900 Open - "O Sole Mio" - Stillwater, MN |
Homeport: Stillwater, MN
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gcolton
RO# 9708
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 11:30:21
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Nobody ever gives me anything except the bill when I fill up.
Geoge
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Homeport: EAFB Yacht Club
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rtribble
RO# 15208
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 12:04:58
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I always do my own filling with gas and pumping out and tip the dock hands $5 each for handling our lines.
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Homeport: Beaver Lake Arkansas
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Flutterby
RO# 14378
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 12:20:12
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quote:
Originally posted by gcolton
Nobody ever gives me anything except the bill when I fill up.Geoge
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Homeport: California Sierras/Gold Country
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rnbenton
RO# 31163
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 13:14:34
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Originally posted by rtribble
I always do my own filling with gas and pumping out and tip the dock hands $5 each for handling our lines.
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99% of the time they "help" in handling the lines and hand me the nozzle. Thenm after I fuel the boat, that take the nozzle and hand me the bill. $5 seems enough.
Bob
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Captain, Sea Tow Central Florida, St. Johns River
Key West 196 Bay Reef, 150 Yamaha
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Homeport: Palm Coast, FL
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Veg
RO# 20854
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 14:14:19
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Well I guess it's different everywhere... Around here most marinas are full service. I'd rather fuel it myself, but there's only one self service marina that I know of, and last year I got some bad gas there so I'm stuck going to places where they pump it for you. Honestly, since I'd rather fuel it myself and since starting the pump isn't a whole of work, I still give the just $5 for the fuel fill and if there's a pumpout I give them another $5 for that. And they seem sometimes surprised that I'm tipping at all which is why I was curious. I've asked around and it seems not tipping is very common.
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| 2001 Tiara 2900 Open - "O Sole Mio" - Stillwater, MN |
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Homeport: Stillwater, MN
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EdFitz
RO# 32779
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 14:20:03
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If it's some 14 or 15 year old kid, he'll get $5 if he's trying hard. If it's a hot 18 year old blond chic in a skimpy bikini, a $20 might find it's way out of my wallet.
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Homeport: OC, MD
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Hydro Guy
RO# 20481
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 14:51:13
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It depends a lot on the level of service provided. One time my wife commented that the tip seemed a little larger than normal and then summarized the service from the very cute college girl in a bikini as "a pumper with big bumpers"! Worth every dollar.
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Phil
Four Winns Sundowner 255, "Simply Irresistible" She's so fine, there is no tell'n where the money went. |
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Homeport: Nevada
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Stephen
RO# 14
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 14:52:24
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I have to jump off and tie up my own lines. There is no pumpout and I don't have a holding tank anyway. I also have to pump my own gas. So tipping isn't really applicable at my particular marina.
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Homeport: Matts Landing, NJ
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stmbtwle
RO# 7934
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 21:55:34
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Considering 95% of the time I have to haul my own fuel, I keep the tip. On the rare times I do buy fuel I still fuel my own boat; I'm not going to tip some probably overpaid dock monkey to simply hand me the hose. Sorry.
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| Willie. She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! |
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Homeport: Tampa Bay, FL
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JZ
RO# 11176
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 21:59:21
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They don't pump gas where we go and only help you dock it 1 of 4 times. They don't get tips.
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Homeport: Camarillo, CA
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meide
RO# 13472
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 22:47:08
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I usually tie up myself and do my own fill-ups and pump-outs. Summer help gets $10 if they are friendly and helpful. Regular marina crew don't get tips.
Mike
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Homeport: Pasadena MD
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Tim Bromund
RO# 18797
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Posted - Aug 04 2012 : 23:13:30
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quote:
Originally posted by Stephen
I have to jump off and tie up my own lines. There is no pumpout and I don't have a holding tank anyway. I also have to pump my own gas. So tipping isn't really applicable at my particular marina.
Yup, same here.
Tim
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1986 Thompson 8652 Offshore Hardtop "FishStyx"
Salad is what FOOD Eats
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Homeport: Olcott Beach, NY
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TIMEOUT90
RO# 19919
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 01:05:02
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I boat where Ernesto does and it is truely full service. I also go $10 for fuel & pump out .
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Homeport: Hudson, WI
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littlebookworm
RO# 27413
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 07:59:15
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Previous marina/gas pump owner was no help. I had to call him on the pumphouse phone repeatedly; he didn't help tie up or push off, handled me the nozzle and watched. Many gas docks aound here, it seems, don't pump the gas; they give the boater the nozzle because of "insurance requirements." The first time I did a pump-out, I handled the hose with instruction from worker; gave hime $5, which seemed to surprise him. Present marina manager/gas pump operator (different marina) helped with tie-up and push off, but still handed me the nozzle. No tip is expected because she's management.(I checked with other boaters at marina.) Hy
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Homeport: Eastport, NY
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Cam
RO# 1558
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 08:11:48
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quote:
Originally posted by Stephen
I have to jump off and tie up my own lines. There is no pumpout and I don't have a holding tank anyway. I also have to pump my own gas. So tipping isn't really applicable at my particular marina.
Ditto.
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Homeport: Bentley Yacht Club- Staten Island, NY
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Woodsong
RO# 20095
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 08:47:49
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Well, in 2 years and 300 hours on engines over 2 boats, I've only had to go to the fuel dock twice the entire time- once to fill up the trawler and once to fill up the bayliner, both when I first got them. Trawler now only at half a tank and bayliner a little more than half. I have more time to contemplate tipping vs. not tipping before I have to fill up again. :)
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~~Let's see...1987 Bayliner 4588 & 1995 Boston Whaler 17' Dauntless, and a few other water toys~~
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Homeport: GA
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KiDa
RO# 16492
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 21:16:47
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They should tip me. There are only 2 marina's I've been to between VA and NC where the "crew" has been a lick of help. 99.99% of the time I'm on my own.
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Saint Max
'99 330 Sundancer
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Homeport: Hopewell, VA
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rduhon
RO# 29321
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 00:32:45
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$5 for filling up. $10 if they pump out also.
Most of the time, I have to fill up myself.
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Homeport: Lake Charles, La
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nwaring
RO# 16045
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 05:16:36
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quote:
Originally posted by rtribble
I always do my own filling with gas and pumping out and tip the dock hands $5 each for handling our lines.
Exactly what we do
Niles
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Homeport: Ashtabula Oh - Lake Erie
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Bruce Herrington
RO# 2612
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 07:31:49
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If the teenagers hustle and act like they want to do a good job; I tip well.
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Homeport: Marooned in Manteo, NC
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jmeirhofer
RO# 30972
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 09:57:49
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I tip $10 anytime someone helps me tie up. I pump my own and pump out my own.
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John
1997 Trojan 440 Express
"Son, I've got a very low bull$*%t tolerance" -- Pancho Carter
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Homeport: Baltimore, MD
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Billylll
RO# 24494
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 10:06:36
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At our home marina I rarely tip because the fuel dock is small and it's a DIY job. All they do is either allow you to purchase gas and if so then they unlock the pump. The pump is terribly slow and to do 300 plus gallons takes almost an hour.
Bill
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Homeport: Tuckerton, N.J.
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caltexfla
RO# 14522
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 18:27:12
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quote:
Originally posted by Woodsong
Well, in 2 years and 300 hours on engines over 2 boats, I've only had to go to the fuel dock twice the entire time- once to fill up the trawler and once to fill up the bayliner, both when I first got them. Trawler now only at half a tank and bayliner a little more than half. I have more time to contemplate tipping vs. not tipping before I have to fill up again. :)
You just don't boat enough.
It all depends on circumstances. Where we keep the boat now they fuel in-slip and the dock hand has to unreel a big length of heavy hose, and they will call out the gallons as they are dispensed. So a few bucks for sure on a $2000+ purchase. Ditto when buying off a truck and the guy has a lot of set up to do and provides full service. Where you pull up next to the pump and the guy hands you the nozzle, not so much. Or when I am putting 4 gallons into the Whaler..
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Homeport: Wherever
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walterv
RO# 12640
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 20:50:22
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Ha Ha
I over tip everyone, pays back ten fold, Just saying :), glad you all do what you do, this is why I get what I want when I need it :} , just saying :)
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Pa Mikee
RO# 32785
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 21:30:59
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Originally posted by walterv
Ha Ha
I over tip everyone, pays back ten fold, Just saying :), glad you all do what you do, this is why I get what I want when I need it :} , just saying :)
I agree. My boat is on a trailer at the marina. They use tractors to launch and retrieve the boats. I tip going out and tip when coming back in. Needless to say, the tractor drivers somehow always put me on top of the their list.
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GonzoF1
RO# 31468
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 23:14:10
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I am a tipping machine. Yes, I pump my own fuel, but if there is going to be a spill, I don't want to pay the fine for someone else's mistake. I let them handle all the pump out doodies ;-) though. $5-$10 for helping into our slip every time. $5 for pump out. Every 3rd or 4th time someone gets a $20. And like Walter, thanks to you guys being such tight-wads, the dockhands always fall over themselves to give us a hand for everything we might need. It doesn't take much to make someone's day and even small gestures go a long way.
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Homeport: NC
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C team
RO# 24911
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Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 06:39:00
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I usually give $5.00 to $10.00 tip when I am fueling up.
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Craig
"Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself."
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Homeport: Skipjack Cove, Sassafras River MD
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Tips at the fuel dock
