"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"DSK" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
I'm in the final stages of buying a boat
Why are you buying a boat that's big enough to have a 5KW genset, and
it's not diesel?


Grady White 300 Marlin with twin Yamaha 250hp outboards.

I have limited draft clearance at low tide. All of the diesel boats that
I like draw too much water.

Plus, they're too slow. This Grady is a 45+ mph boat.

So what's a replacement genera





Nice boat, but at 45 mph, that "hawg" must burn close to a gallon per mile
per hour, somewhere between 40 and 50 gph. Yikes!

What's the optimal cruise, 30 04 35 mph?

Better than I expected for 2-strokes.
Optimum cruise: 32.6mph 1.43mpg

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/p...0190-GRW-Z.pdf


That same boat with 250hp 4-strokes:
optimum cruise of 30.7mph and 1.58mpg

http://www.gradywhite.com/popup/spec...300&file=F250T