A Cleaner, Smarter Solution for Fueling Boats

As boating enthusiasts, we all love life on the water. And for those of us that live on the water, fuel logistics can be a challenge. We’re all familiar with the drag of making a special trip to a marina just to refuel, and guess what we’re doing there—we’re burning fuel on the way there and back just to get more fuel! This is an inefficient use of our time and negatively impacts the environment, wasting excess fuel.  And the further you are from a marina, the bigger the problem!  We’ve got friends that live 10+ miles from the nearest marina on Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA where we manufacture the Smart Ass Fuel Mule.  That’s a long way to lug a boat through the water just to buy more fuel.  How many gallons do you need to reserve to make sure you can get back to the marina?  How many gallons do you waste and burn on the way back to your dock on that 10 mile trek? 

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule motorized gas caddy offers a time saving, fuel saving, eco-friendly alternative that eliminates all of that fuel waste. It helps boaters fill their fuel tanks in their boats easily from a local street gas station where you’ll use a tiny percentage of the fuel getting there and back to your home/dock. Our innovative solution is designed to help reduce fuel waste, lower environmental risks, and make fueling your boat more convenient for boaters all over the world.

 

• Less Wasted Fuel. Less Wasted Time.
• Completely eliminate fuel spills/dripping into the water as it always does from plastic fuel jugs and jerry cans.
• Reduce exhaust emissions!
• Eliminate the pain – Save your back!

 

Reducing the Need for Marina Trips

Living on the water you may or may not have easy access to a marina. For many of us, refueling can mean a time consuming trip that wastes fuel and eats up our time. Boating to a marina to fuel up is wasteful, making that round-trip really eats up the gas. Boats require a lot more energy to move through the water than a simple pickup truck does.  And hence, boats consume a lot more fuel.   Even a quick trip to a marina can burn up several gallons. Without even thinking about it much, most boaters and burning extra fuel they don’t need to, driving up their costs and increasing the carbon footprint while they’re on the water.  Life is often about compromises.  You know you’re going to burn fuel on the water, that’s just a fact of life, but did you know you can burn a good amount less if you fill your boat at home instead of making that special trip to a marina?  Wouldn’t that be a good thing?

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule allows boaters to fill up at their home dock. It’s fast and convenient to use, and makes loading/unloading from the truck and getting the fuel to your boat on your dock EASY.  Boaters can fill up their Fuel Mule at a local gas station drive back to their home, and walk the Smart Ass Fuel Mule Gas Caddy right out onto their dock, right up next to the boat.   No more hour long round trips to the marina to get fuel only to come right back to your home cove where you were hanging out with the family.  A quick stop by the house and 5 minutes later you can be back on the water with a full tank.  And without wasting a drop commuting back and forth to a marina.

 

Minimizing Fuel Spills and Waste

We all know how difficult, or perhaps downright impossible, it is to refuel boats directly from fuel jugs or jerry cans.  These fuel containers are well known for leaking around the nozzle. These leaks start early in the life of a fuel jug with an occasional drip, and always get worse over time as the nozzles and gaskets wear out and that occasional drip turns into a steady and consistent drip that just won’t stop.  You find yourself rushing to try to fill the tank in your boat so that you can hopefully get most all of the fuel in the boat and minimal fuel in the water, but it’s a losing battle.

Every time you fill that jug, you have to remove the nozzle, and reinstall it.  This wears on the gasket and the nozzle fittings. Spilling fuel into the water doesn’t just waste money—it has serious environmental impact!  Is it realistic to think that perhaps, over time, you may spill a gallon of gasoline in the water one drip at a time?  A gallon of gasoline spilled into a lake or river can spread out to cover as much as an acre, causing immediate harm to local wildlife and aquatic plants. Gasoline and other fuels can harm fish and other living things and can lead to long-lasting contamination of the ecosystem.

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule is the solution to this problem. Its overbuilt design completely eliminates the problem of the flimsy wear-prone seals on gas jugs and jerry cans.  This eliminates the risk of spilling fuel when carrying the jugs down to your dock, and similarly eliminates the risk of spilling/leaking fuel into the water, or onto your boat or dock.  It’s the eco-friendliest solution for fuel transportation and for fueling your boat!

 

A User-Friendly Design for Effortless Fuel Transfer

Handling traditional fuel jugs is frustrating and back breaking. They’re bulky and heavy, making them difficult to carry and to use, forcing you to hold them up in the air to pour the fuel into the boat, or to lift them up on top of your boat in order to siphon or funnel fuel in. Pouring from fuel jugs without spilling is nearly impossible due to the awkward angle and the constant problem of leaky nozzles.

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule was carefully engineered to address these problems. Its designed to be easy to operate with a low center of gravity and tight maneuverability to help you navigate tight spaces. It makes the job of transporting fuel EASY even over rough or uneven surfaces. It also comes with an auto-stop nozzle making sure you never overfill your tank, which is very easy to do with jugs and particularly with funnel type solutions. The Fuel Mule also eliminates the strain of lifting and pouring from awkward fuel jugs, enabling you to fuel up with confidence and significantly reduce or completely eliminate spills or even drips!

The Fuel Mule is truly the ultimate gas caddy, and helps boaters avoid the frustration and mess associated with conventional fuel jugs and jerry cans.

 

Environmental Advantages of the Smart Ass Fuel Mule

Zero Waste - The environmental benefits of the Smart Ass Fuel Mule are vast.  And as we’ve discussed start with eliminating the wasteful use of fuel just getting back and forth to a marina.

Fewer Emissions – You’re not just saving fuel when you stop lugging your boat through the water to get gas at a marina, you’re eliminating the emissions your boat is putting into the water and air for that special, and unnecessary, trip. This reduces air pollution while reducing how much total fuel you burn. Eliminating those special marina fueling trips means less pollutants in the air and water, making fueling your boat with the Smart Ass Fuel Mule the sustainable choice for boaters that care about the world they live in.

No Spills –  We’ve already said it.  You can fuel your boat without spilling a single drop!  When the boat is full and the auto-nozzle stops, just jiggle the nozzle a couple times while pointing the tip of the nozzle down into the fuel fill as much as possible.  Wait a few seconds, and then as you remove the nozzle from the boat’s fuel fill hole, tip it up in the air a bit.  Holster it back on your Fuel Mule and you’re ready to go!  Without spilling a single drop in the water.  Fuel jugs just don’t make that possible.

Eliminating these spills directly benefits wildlife and helps to to preserve the beauty and health of our lakes, rivers, and oceans.  Be a part of the solution, be a Smart Ass!

 

A Solution for Remote and Recreational Boaters Alike

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule is ideal for a wide range of boaters. For those living on remote lake or waterway without access to a marina at all, you haven’t had a good option…. Until now.  The Fuel Mule simplifies the refueling process, making it more practical to stay stocked with fuel and to get more quickly and easily, and to transport it where you need it. Recreational boaters who like to get off grid to secluded areas can also benefit, as the Fuel Mule allows them to carry extra fuel for extended trips without the hassle of multiple refueling trips into town.

My friend here has an 11.5 mile trek to the nearest public marina on Lake Lanier.  That's a LOT of fuel and time wasted!

I myself have a 2 mile ride to this same marina, and still I save gobs of time and money.

Whether you have a wake boat or runabout, a fishing boat, pontoon or a cruiser.  The Fuel Mule is the solution for eco-friendly fueling.  Got a fleet of jet skis/PWCs?  We’ve got what you need to keep them all topped off.   And any able bodied adult, male or female, can operate the Smart Ass Fuel Mule.  The motor and brakes to all the hard work.  It couldn’t be easier.

 

 

An Investment in Clean, Efficient Boating

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule is a Smart Ass investment into clean air and water where you live, and it quickly pays off in fuel savings and reduced time spent going back and forth and refueling at marinas. The Fuel Mule helps boaters save on fuel costs by cutting down on the miles spent traveling to marinas and preventing spills and leaks, as well as by allowing you to buy fuel at street gas pumps where it’s often $2-$4 less per gallon than it is at the marina!  And for eco-conscious boaters, the Fuel Mule represents a step towards more responsible, sustainable boating.

Designed to be durable and assembled in the USA with incredible care and attention to detail, the Fuel Mule will perform for you year after year.  Our commitment to quality, longevity and reliability go to extremes.  Yes we could have designed something cheaper.  No it would not have had the capability and thoughtful safety-first design using certified components such as the DOT Certified tank and UL components used throughout.  We could have gone cheap, but we don’t do ANYTHING half-fast.  Say that 3 or 4 times quickly.  We only know one way to operate.  Smart Assed, never half-fast.  😉

 

Conclusion: Go ahead- Embrace a Sustainable Future on the Water

The boating community has never seen anything like the Smart Ass Fuel Mule Gas Caddy. Providing a useful and environmentally responsible way to fuel your water toys that is especially made to meet the demands of private dock owners and boaters. Get rid of gasoline waste and spills and while using the most effective refueling solution on the market. Enjoy your time on the lake or wherever you like to play on the water while having the peace of mind of knowing you are minimizing your impact on the environment thanks to the Fuel Mule.

 

The Smart Ass Fuel Mule is the clean and practical fueling solution that saves time and money helping you protect the environment and the world we live in.  It encourages and assists boaters to use fuel sensibly, preserving the natural beauty of our waterways and contributing to a more sustainable future for all of us.  Be a Smart Ass. 

Thanks for reading,

Jerry Hoffmann
aka 'Chief Smart Ass'