"WaIIy" wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 21:45:27 -0700, "Dene" dene@(nospam) ipns.com
wrote:

18 mph cruising.....gallon a mile. 20 gallons x $3/gallon equals $60/hr.

Right?


The weight on the boat looks a bit high, but assuming (from memory of
the ad), that it's 14,000 lbs dry and 32ft loa more or less,
I'd say you were about right.

My boat is 32ft loa, twin 5.7 inboards, 11 1/2ft beam and 11,000lbs dry.

I burn about 23 gph at 20 mph cruise.

The Carver Voyager has a great layout. They couldn't have done much
better.

I like your figures better than Jim's. Displacement is 15,200. Engines are
350 MPI. Cruising speed is 18 mph.

So perhaps my figures should be 25 gph? Curious what kind of 32 footer your
boat is?

-Greg