The owner supplies the boat, the gear, fuel and insurance in return for 60-70% of the catch.

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Choosing a solar carport over a kitchen remodel, luxury car, or boat frees me from ever having to buy fuel again.

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No port would have agreed to accept a boat that was threatening to spill millions of gallons of fuel, he says.

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And the difference between a machine-made hull and one shaped by Saito is significant: with the right curve, a boat will glide through the sea with less resistance and burn less fuel.

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After more than 18 hours at sea, with fuel and supplies running short and no land in sight, the boat's captain called a priest, who contacted the Italian maritime rescue service, which in turn alerted boats in the area, the report said.

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Hearing this story, and looking at the boat before me, I knew that I had definitely made the right call by coming down to the fuel dock.

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