Fuelbote offers a fully permitted and proven product, including manufacturing ability and history. Custom software needed for the optimal efficiency of the business model is completed and fully functional.
Use a “fuel boat” to refuel customer vessels at their dock
Easily manage and fully automate sign-ups and dock service with the Fuelbote App
Protected dealer territories to ensure profitable operation
Simply managed by the boat captain, each vessel has a water-proof touch-screen for simple and efficient fuel management and accounting operations.
Customer Sign-Up Tutorial With the Fuelbote App
Captain Operation Tutorial With the Fuelbote App
Dealer Tutorial With Multi-Boat Management
Fuelbote offers protected territories and waterways which are available now. Contact us to learn more about becoming a Fuelbote licensed dealer.
Fuelbote is a privately held company that is fully formed and an operating business with dealerships sold.
Fuelbote offers a fully permitted and proven product, including manufacturing ability and history. Custom software needed for the optimal efficiency of the business model is completed and fully functional.
Fuelbote has shares available using a SAFE document, either privately or through Fairmint.com in the near future.
For a mutual NDA to be sent prior to document sharing, call 414-630-7223 or email john@fuelbote.com.
Prospectus and projection documents will be sent after the NDA signature is received and approved.
From notifying customers with the Fuelbote App, arriving, fueling, and pumpout, see how it works in the day of a Fuelbote captain.
We understand that as a first-of-its-kind way to refuel on the water, there are lots of questions. We answered most common questions below, but please contact us if you have more that are not present.
Yes! Fuelbote will allow you to expand your territory and service other customers that don’t station their boats at your marina.
There are a variety of ways depending on the waterways and roadways in your area. The DOT tank can be bulk-fueled at a rack or nozzle fueled from a truck or independent tank. The Fuelbote vessel complies with all DOT rules to be on any roadway in the United States. The tank itself features a top-fill manway to allow for simple and convenient refueling.
No, but there are contractual agreements between Fuelbote and its dealers. A residual is paid only as a software license fee, there is no franchise fee upon purchase.
Territories are negotiated based on their size between Fuelbote and its dealers. Fuelbote sets up a “digital fence” inside which only the specified dealer can operate the Fuelbote and its software.
The federal Clean Vessel Act (CVA) is federal monies administered by each state that fund black and gray water extraction from marine vessels. The act will pay for the pump-out tank and equipment, the square-footage used by the equipment on the Fuelbote vessel, maintenance, and all the captain’s labor in emptying those tanks. You can contact us for more detailed information on the CVA.
Each dealer may decide this for themselves based on the competitive and market-forces of their territory. Some Fuelbote dealers have such advantage in profitability that convenience subscriptions are accepted by their customer base, but dealers decide on an individual basis.
Often times emergency filling is not practical for the dealer based on the distance they have to travel. The better solution we have found, is providing 20-30 gallon gas roll-aways that have the Fuelbote logo and remain on the customer’s pier or property. This allows them to have extra fuel when needed for jetski’s or high-volume use days. This also has the effect of increasing fuel-per-stop, and decreasing needed stops by the dealer to better serve their customers.
Because your Fuelbote customer has a boat or property on the water, no large-scale macro-marketing is required. To prospective customers, we generally distribute a water-proof postcard describing the service along with a coupon. It also comes with a water-proof business card and keychain floaty so they can always find your website for sign-up.
The FUELBOTE has been in productive and safe use for 11 years without complaint or safety incident and can be trailered with a typical 1 ton HD pick- up truck to any approved waterway. The standard model 25 vessel is 25 feet long, 8 ½ feet wide and can carry 590 gallons of fuel. The barge is built of 304 stainless steel and has a 75 ft powered EP rated hose reel and unique 13 foot or longer retractable stabilizers( Ground Tackle). A standard Mercury outboard or equivalent powers the vessel at 9 mph and has bow and aft thrusters for easy and safe maneuverability. Gross weight with a full load on trailer is approximately 15,000 lbs at 590 gallon.
The vessel can be easily launched, piloted and pulled out by anyone possessing moderate boating skills after a passing the FUELBOTE course on tankerman safety (based on The River School tankerman training manuals approved by the USCG) and operational/maintenance training. A Captains license is preferred and our preferred template for a Captain is a military veteran of the USCG, Navy or other branch with fire safety, first aid and mechanical training who is seeded a percentage of ownership.
The self-powered barge is typically refueled at wholesale land based racks. The same locations where DOT approved tanker trucks refill for distribution of fuel. The vessel and trailer conform to all Department of Transportation rules and regulations. The onboard tank is a DOT 406 stainless steel specifically designed for
this vessel’s purpose. This allows the transport of a loaded vessel on United States highways and roads by a person possessing a simple CDL License with Hazardous Material classification. The testing and licensing for this classification done by individual states but is recognized by all states.
NOTE: NFPA30 and 30A specifically states that ALL PASSENGERS MUST DISSEMBARK WHILE REFUELING OCCURS. PASSENGERS MAY NOT REMBARK UNTIL BLOWERS IN ENGINE COMPARTMENTS RUN FOR 10 FULL MINUTES. This rule is routinely ignored by marinas, but not by FUELBOTE as we refuel daytime hours dockside while vessels are not in use.
It is FUELBOTE’s intent to act as a good steward and supplier to the waterway through better use of marine fuel with less emissions, safer refueling and top service to the property owners and marina renters.
Permission to seek a COI in each USCG Sector was granted by the Marine Safety Center in Washington DC after review pending stability and scantling reports. Thank You.
John Neuens, CEO
FUELBOTE
100% American Engineered and Built
414-630-7223
john@fuelbote.com
Call us for information on becoming a Certified Fuelbote Dealer/Distributor.
(414) 630-7223