"Horvath" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 22:43:15 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote this crap:

How much fuel should I carry if I want to be assured of motoring
(in
case there's no wind) non stop for 100 miles? 30' boat, disp.
#7,500. Yanmar 2GM20. I have a 12 gallon tank.
TIA

Depends on your speed. If you motor at 5 kts., you need enough fuel
for about 20 hours of motoring. I use about one gal. per hour. So
I'd need another 8 gals.

Like to maintain a 4.5 avg. speed. Isn't one gal/hr. rather high?

Scotty

Depends on your speed. If you motor at 5 kts., you need enough fuel
for about 20 hours of motoring. I use about one gal. per hour. So
I'd need another 8 gals.


Scott Vernon wrote:
Like to maintain a 4.5 avg. speed. Isn't one gal/hr. rather high?

Sounds like it to me. I'd guesstimate abouot a third to 1/2 gph.

IMHO you should bring along 6 extra gallons, thus extending your range
by 50%. Especially since you already have the two 3 gallon jugs

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

"DSK" wrote in message
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Depends on your speed. If you motor at 5 kts., you need enough
fuel
for about 20 hours of motoring. I use about one gal. per hour.
So
I'd need another 8 gals.


Scott Vernon wrote:
Like to maintain a 4.5 avg. speed. Isn't one gal/hr. rather high?

Sounds like it to me. I'd guesstimate abouot a third to 1/2 gph.

IMHO you should bring along 6 extra gallons, thus extending your
range
by 50%. Especially since you already have the two 3 gallon jugs

Ok, now....where should I put them?

Scotty

Scott Vernon wrote:
.. Especially since you already have the two 3 gallon jugs


Ok, now....where should I put them?


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Well Scotty, I guess you'll just have to let them roll about on the deck between the coach and
the toe rail (along with your bumpers), I know this because I have been informed by reliable sources,
(Chuckles and BB) that lockers are not to be used for stowing things.

Cheers
Marty

. Especially since you already have the two 3 gallon jugs



Scott Vernon wrote:
Ok, now....where should I put them?


Is that a loaded question?

Martin Baxter wrote:
Well Scotty, I guess you'll just have to let them roll about on the deck
between the coach and
the toe rail (along with your bumpers), I know this because I have been
informed by reliable sources,
(Chuckles and BB) that lockers are not to be used for stowing things.


There a couple of Boobsie-sail answers... hoist them up the masts, since
they'll take out further than your sails ever will... tow them in the
dinghy so they don't weigh down the boat & cause extra drag... make
fuzzy velour slipcovers for the jugs and use them to accessorize your
cabin settees...

An alternative I'm exploring for our boat is to store lots & lots of
extra fuel very simply, by pouring it out on the water. Then you ride
along with a oil spill recovery scoop on the bow, running on the fuel as
you go.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Scot,

If you are going to carry extra fuel in Jerry Jugs. CARRY THEM ON DECK!!
Tied to the stanchions or some where a spill will go to a scupper. A
diesel spill in the cabin will give you a smell for an awful long time.

Ole Thom

"Thom Stewart" wrote ...
Scott,

A
diesel spill in the cabin will give you a smell for an awful long
time.

yuck, then I'd think I was back at work.

Scotty

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:22:46 -0400, "Scott Vernon"
wrote this crap:



Depends on your speed. If you motor at 5 kts., you need enough fuel
for about 20 hours of motoring. I use about one gal. per hour. So
I'd need another 8 gals.

Like to maintain a 4.5 avg. speed. Isn't one gal/hr. rather high?


I got a big boat.






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