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Default Twice the speed, Ten times the fuel

"Chuck Gould" wrote in
ups.com:

Traditonal trawler fans will recognize the performance figures at 1400
RPM, 8.2 kt at 2.4gph.


http://www.perkins-sabre.com/PR/Engi.../Equipment.cfm
8 knots on half that fuel. The Perkins will be running after he's dead.