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Lon VanOstran Lon VanOstran is offline
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Default Gas Price Increase, 40 cents per gallon next two weeks?

Chuck Gould wrote:

Will have
to research the fuel burn on a pair of 8.1L Mercruisers. Boat rode
great in a slight chop, (15 knot winds yesterday), and will be a good
choice for somebody who values performance more than miserly fuel
consumption.


At full throttle, each engine should burn about 9-12 gallons of fuel per
hour. Considerably less at half throttle. That boat displaces a LOT of
water.

Lon