FootballFan
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I would have tipped. 10-20.
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I think you did fine, I don't think there is a set amount, at least not around LKN. I keep my boat in dry storage, during the summer the marina employees college kids to manage getting boats in / out of the gas dock and on / off the lift. My boat is usually in the water when I arrive, so it's hard to know who handled it. They also help me when I get back in, get tied up, covered and back on the lift - so that guy usually gets $5. Same if I get gas, again another college kid, he gets $5 for gas. As far as the fork lift drivers, it's hard to reach up and tip them, plus they are my age so it's a little awkward - there are three of them, so I leave an envelope for each with $25 each month during the summer. In watching others, I see everything from no tipping, to what I do, to the guy that tips $20 to everyone he sees and expects them to fall all over him. They all seem to appreciate it, I wouldn't say it buys me any better service, I feel like they give everyone good service, but it helps when I ask for something special. They run a tight ship, everyone is nice, polite professional, the one or two people that were not didn't last long.I hope it's okay to reply to an old thread, but I am really glad the subject of tipping came up. We're new boaters still and are not sure the proper way to do things. We rent a slip on a lake. On our last trip out before winter, we pulled around to get gas for the very first time. The pumping area was cramped and we sucked at trying to pull our 31' cruiser into the right spot. The gas kid was very patient, and fortunately we didn't bump into anyone. After the gas, I asked him to pump out. There wasn't anything solid except for a bit of paper, but the season was ending and I didn't want anything in the holding tank for the winter. They guy didn't blink or cringe and even offered to rinse the tank. The gas cost around $300 and the pumpout was free. I didn't know if I was supposed to tip, so I asked the guy "Can I tip you?" He shrugged and said, "If you want." I gave him $20. I never knew if that was a good amount or if tipping was normal. The new season is coming up, so thank you all for bringing this up. Now I know.
I rarely get fuel at a fuel dock. We have an independent fuel guy that delivers it direct to the boat at the dock.
You fuel up in your slip?
Due to the risk of a fire that could burn every boat in sight, that’s always been forbidden at my marina and all others around here.
They don’t forbid gassing up your own boat as long as it’s done in a designated area. There wasn’t always a pump there, so we had a tank in a trailer with a 12 volt metered pump. Saved a fortune.
Backing that thing up to the slips was a one way ticket out of the marina.
I’m not in a slip or Marina. I dock my boat alongside the bulkhead of a piece of private property I own that is on a canal. Truck pulls up to the curb, he drags the hose to my boat, and fills it up. Very common on the private properties along my canal.You fuel up in your slip?
Due to the risk of a fire that could burn every boat in sight, that’s always been forbidden at my marina and all others around here.
They don’t forbid gassing up your own boat as long as it’s done in a designated area. There wasn’t always a pump there, so we had a tank in a trailer with a 12 volt metered pump. Saved a fortune.
Backing that thing up to the slips was a one way ticket out of the marina.
JVM's boat is diesel, so yes, he fuels up in his slip. I do the same thing with the same fuel supply company he uses. Very convenient and safe. The same delivery company is NOT permitted to refuel gas boats in my marina.