Harry Krause wrote:
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At least it's on topic. :-)
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Beaming owners will notice the Bayliner 265 drawing admiring glances
and approving nods in every port.
Well, giggles maybe.
Sidebar:
Bayliner 265 Specifications
LOA: 27'0"
Beam: 8'6"
Draft (max): 3'3"
Deadrise: 17º
Approximate weight: 5,750 lb
Bridge clearance (max): 6'9"
Fuel capacity: 75 g
Water capacity: 20 g
Holding tank: 20 g
A 27-foot, 6000-pound "cruising boat" with a V8 engine and a 75 gallon
gas tank? :-)
Gives it about 100-mile range, give or take, with prudent reserve and
longer if you want to get down to the fumes. Wouldn't work at all for
your type of offshore sport fishing, but in a lot of places around the
country, (including here in the Pacific NW), a typical weekend cruise
could be 40-60 miles round trip. Boaters on large freshwater lakes
might cover 10-20 miles in a "busy" day. But you are very right- if you
have to run 30, 40, or 50 miles into the Atlantic to find a fish you
would want a boat with longer range. This boat is a "family cruiser",
not a fish killer- but it would be suitable for a variety of casual
fishing adventures.
"Data published by Bayliner report that the
260-hp 5.0L MerCruiser MPI and Bravo III will deliver a cruising speed
of 28.3 mph (burning 12.4 gph) or can be opened up to sprint at 40.9
mph at WOT (21.7 gph). Maximum cruising range with the 5.0L is 154
miles."
The fuel burn figures are too low.
They should be pretty accurate with the specified weight. In practice
they will be low because people tend to load boats pretty heavily, may
not trim them efficiently, don't keep their engines and props in top
shape, and will either have bottom paint or "hair" creating a bit of
drag as well.
Do you have some conflicting fuel consumption data, or are you just
automatically leery because the tests were conducted by the mfg?