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Larry wrote:
HK wrote in news:6f5pbqF9bproU1
@mid.individual.net:

On a different day but with a similar load, we saw 41+ mph at 6000 rpm.
I don't recall either the the *exact* gph or mpg at that speed, but it
was typical for a 150 hp engine...using the one gph per 10 hp "formula."
There's really no need to run at that speed, so I rarely do.



http://www.boattest.com/oem/general-...484#TestResult

Wide open it guzzles 14.7 gph x $4.5/gallon at the marina = $66/hour

I wouldn't run it wide open, either...(c;



Saw another twin-engined high-speed center console for sale at the
marina Sunday...500 horsepower. Crikey.