On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:44:30 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

I ran Yo Ho at "trawler speed" this past weekend, about 8 mph. Fuel flow
gauge showed 1.1 to 1.4 gallons per hour. Boat handles just fine at those
low speeds, too, and tracks like an arrow. The engine is so quiet at those
low RPMs, you can barely tell it is running.

Ah! Another convert in the making.

Perhaps but I can say from a great deal of personal experience that if
you are going to run at trawler speed, it is better to have the real
thing, preferably with stabilizers. My old Bertram 33 used to roll
like Miss Piggy when it was running off plane.