Empty Tanks
Recreational boating requires skill, leisure time and disposable income. The team of Poynter Summer Fellows assigned to the Bayfront region explores the effect gas prices and a slumping economy have on an expensive hobby.
Austin White, Tampa, Fla., watches the fuel pump roll over as he fills his 34-foot-long powerboat at Obenshain's Marina Point Ship Store on June 14. On that day, gas was $4.99 per gallon and diesel was $5.19.
By Shaminder Dulai
