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Fuel economy while motorsailing
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Peter Bennett
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On 23 Feb 2005 10:04:20 -0800,
wrote:
Another thread discusses sailboats motoring "too much" but I think most
sailboats will use their engines to supplement sail but we still worry
about fuel economy. Even motoring alone, my yanmar 2GM seems to burn
only about 1-1.5 gals/hr at 6 kts in my 28' S2 but still I wonder about
the best way to conserve fuel in very light air.
I had a Yamaha 30 with a 2GM, and I'm sure I got about 1.5 _litres_
per hour. I normally cruised around 2500 rpm, if I recall correctly.
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