Based on my experience w/ carb and EFI engines, the EFI will get basically
double the fuel mileage given your not running it wide open all the time.

For example - My Baker w/ a 2.5 carb 240 hp engine would get about 2 mpg on
any given day of riding and playing. My Mirage w/ a 2.5 efi 280 hp engine
would get about 4 mpg on any given day of riding and playing. And it was 4
mph faster.

Seen similar results on pontoons I have had.

--
Tony
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OK, that answers the question: Differents hulls. Different weight.
Different
balance. Different prop. Not a reliable benchmark, IMHO.


-- Rich Stern




Ok, my 21 ft, deep V with 200 hp Johnson got a little over one mile a gallon on
long trips. Same boat with new HPDI Yamaha gets between 2 and 3 miles a gallon.
Same hull, same weight and same prop.

Barry

Ok, my 21 ft, deep V with 200 hp Johnson got a little over one mile a gallon
on
long trips. Same boat with new HPDI Yamaha gets between 2 and 3 miles a
gallon.
Same hull, same weight and same prop.

Barry


Barry, that's a bit more understandable. A Yamaha HPDI and a carbed Johnson
are entirely different beasts. In this discussion, the comparison is plain
'ole EFI vs. carb motors.

1 mpg on a 200hp 21' outboard boat? Um, that pretty well sucks. Running with
the anchor down?


-- Rich Stern
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