Jim wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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I think one 10 gallon fillup should cover his boating for a few years..
I put about 30 hours on my new Parker's engine before the season
ended, and burned about 55 gallons of gasoline in the process,
according to the flow meter. How much gas did you burn in your string
trimmer?
If my math is correct that's about 1.8333333333333 GPH. My guess is that
you didn't get that barge above hull speed much.
Most of the fishing spots I frequent aren't that far from the launch
ramps I use, 10-15 miles would be the furthest, I'd guess. The Bay is
less than 10 miles across from me, and when I trailer down to the
Patuxent to the launch ramp there, there are dozens of spots to fish
within five miles of that ramp. I don't see any reason to run a boat at
high speeds for two or three or four hours to catch the same sort of
fish I can catch locally.
When I lived in Florida, I mostly fished in the ICW and the ocean inlets
and within a mile or two of shore. Great fishing. I did run offshore for
the reefs, but, again, there was no need to do that when you could catch
a 40-pound kingfish 300 yards off the beach.