"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Just a side question regarding fuel burn.

The old Whaler I recently purchased has a 25 hp Johnson on it. I *think*
(but am not sure) it's a 1993 engine. It looks very, very similar to the
little Johnson you had on the boat you just sold (Princecraft?).

Anyway, I had forgotten how fuel hungry the old 2 strokes are. 90
percent of the time I am just putt-putting around the harbor with an
occasional and brief WOT run just to clear the carbs. I have a six
gallon fuel tank and I've already used more fuel in this boat than I have
all summer on the GB. Any idea what the fuel burn rate is with this
engine? It *has* to be quite high, even at trolling speeds.

Eisboch


My 1986 15 hp Mariner used maybe 4 gallons on a long fishing day. Lots of
WOT and lots of trolling.