Boat gas prices plunge to new depths this weekend

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – The buzz word for boat gas this holiday week is “volatility.” So, get it while it’s hot. Marina gas dropped 20 cents Friday. Where it goes next is anyone’s guess, but if it follows the major bounce in crude oil Friday, prices could go back up as quickly as they came down.

The takeaway: Fill up right now, it’s the lowest price of the season and just in time for the nine-day Fourth of July boating celebration at the Midwest’s No. 1 Powerboating destination.

Marina owners report a 7-cent difference between Thursday’s wholesale price and Friday morning. One marina owner reported a 13 cent shift in four days last week.

Village Marina (3MM) maneuvered into the No. 1 spot for cheap boat gas on Friday at $3.699. King’s Pointe (39MM Purvis Cove) has matched the lowest price at $3.69 and driven it down to $3.49 per gallon with a cash and quantity discount, by far the cheapest gas on the Lake.

Kelly’s Port Marina has the least expensive Premium 93 Octane at $4.09 per gallon, followed closely by Formula Marina (Glaize 1MM) and Lake Shores Marina (8MM) at $4.19.

Kelly’s Port is also carries the lowest rate on diesel at $3.79 per gallon.

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COMMODITIES MARKET

U.S. Gulf Coast gasoline differentials got a boost from increased buying on Friday before the Fourth of July holiday, when market activity is expected to be slow, traders say.

In the Midwest, Group Three gasoline fell 1.50 cents a gallon, on top of its 6.50-cent drop on Thursday, as trade against the July futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange winded down.

U.S. and Brent crude oil futures gained further on Friday after posting heavy losses on Thursday.

NYMEX August crude jumped to a session high of $84.05, up $6.36, or 8.19 percent, the biggest one-day percentage gain for front-month U.S. crude since Feb. 22, 2011.

Gas prices on the water 3 p.m., Friday, June 29, 2012

MAIN CHANNEL

• (2 MM) Point Randall Resort & Gas Dock – $3.79 87 Octane ($3.64 50 gallons+), $4.29 93 Octane ($4.14 50 gallons+)

• (3 MM) Village Marina - $3.699 87 Octane

• (7 MM) Toad Cove Marina - $3.859 87 Octane, $4.309 93 Octane, $3.889 Diesel

• (8MM) Lake Shores Marina - $3.859 87 Octane, $4.199 93 Octane

• (10 MM) Frankie & Louie’s - $3.89 87 Octane, $4.39 93 Octane

• (10.5 MM) Ozark Bar B Que – $3.74 89 Octane

• (13 MM) Pointe Oasis - $3.79 87 Octane, $4.29 93 Octane, $3.99 Diesel

• (13.5 MM) Four Seasons Marina - $4.099 87 Octane, $3.999 Diesel

• (19 MM) Kelly’s Port Marina – $3.79 87 Octane, $4.09 93 Octane, $3.79 Diesel w/ 10 cent discount for cash. Kelly’s Port Preferred Customers 10 cents OFF. Cash + Preferred Customer 20 cents OFF.

• (21 MM) Yacht Club Marina - $3.99 87 Octane

• (31 MM) Mariner Pier 31 - $3.99 87 Octane, $4.29 91 Octane (20 cents OFF: 10 cents off cash + 10 cents OFF for 50 gallons+ or preferred customers) - Pier 31 matches any boat gas price at marinas within 8 miles of Pier 31.

• (35 MM) Pirate’s Point - $3.99 87 Octane, $4.59 93 Octane

• (39 MM) Lighthouse Marina - $3.85 87 Octane

• (39 MM) King’s Pointe Gas Dock – $3.49 with cash and quantity discount. Regularly $3.69 87 Octane.

• (44 MM) Mimosa Beach - $3.79 87 Octane

GRAND GLAIZE

• (1 MM) Formula Boats of Missouri - $3.829 87 Octane, $4.199 93 Octane, $3.99 Diesel

• (2 MM) Moorings Yacht Club - $3.99 87 Octane

NIANGUA ARM

• (1 MM) 89 Octane - G&G Marina - $4.00 89 Octane ValvTect

GRAVOIS ARM

• (3.5MM) Bumps Barefoot Bar - $3.89 87 Octane

• (5.5 MM) The Jerk Shack - $3.89 87 Octane, $3.89 Diesel