Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:08:40 -0500, L wrote:


I noticed that you cover a lot of ground. How much fuel do you burn per
hour? 1000 NM is a lot.

We average between 1.0 and 1.4 NMPG depending on speed and conditions.
That is relatively high for a trawler but the boat weighs about 70,000
lbs and has hydraulic stabilizers and heavy duty alternators which add
around 0.5 GPH to 0.8 GPH to the burn rate. The high output
alternators feed an inverter system which allows us to run without the
generator. That is a net fuel save not to mention maintenance and
amortization costs.


That's impressive but still a hell of a fuel bill!