Can anyone tell me about how much fuel a 1997 6 hp mercury outboard
burns per hour at full throttle.
Thanks

"sailorjim" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me about how much fuel a 1997 6 hp mercury outboard
burns per hour at full throttle.
Thanks



Quick guess... 1/2 gallon an hour all things being equal.

From Nissan Marine:

http://nissanmarine.com/tech_talk/gas_mileage.html

Calculation:

http://www.boatinglife.com/article_content.jsp?ID=10877



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On Jul 17, 7:27 pm, sailorjim wrote:
Can anyone tell me about how much fuel a 1997 6 hp mercury outboard
burns per hour at full throttle.
Thanks

A rule of thumb for four stroke engines from a old pilot friend friend
of mine: 1/2 pound of fuel per horse power per hour.
One gallon of "gas' weights 6 pounds. If you figure 100% power
setting (6 hp) then 3 pounds of fuel which is 1/2 gallon an hour. He
used this formula for a Piper Cub with lousy fuel guages.