Agreed for that situation. But would it not be more fair to start out full
of fuel and then top off when you get back. That way you know exactly how
much you burned.

--
Tony
my boats and cars at http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com
"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 22:37:36 GMT, "tony thomas"
wrote:

On average you will get between 2.5 and 3.0 miles per gallon. This
assumes
you are running on plane and are running between 3000 and 4000 rpms. The
lower the rpms the better the mileage.

Everyone wants to quote gallons per hour at a certain rpm. How many hours
do you run at the same rpm? Miles per gallon means so much more as you
should know how far you have gone using either a chart or a gps. This
will
tell you exactly how far you can still go on a given amount of fuel.

Of course that is my opinion.

Actually, Tony, gph is better in my case. When fishing, I am either
trolling or
going somewhere on plane and anchoring for a long time (or just drifting).
If
trolling, I might be on plane for a half hour and then troll at 1-3 mph
for four
or five hours (unless I'm lucky and limit out early!). If bottom fishing,
I may
be on plane for an hour getting to the site, and then anchoring for four
or five
hours. So I really need to know my planing consumption and my trolling
consumption. That way, if I'm splitting the gas costs with a couple other
folks
it'll be fair all around.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 02:29:07 GMT, "tony thomas" wrote:

Agreed for that situation. But would it not be more fair to start out full
of fuel and then top off when you get back. That way you know exactly how
much you burned.

That would be more accurate, if I wanted to take the time to do so every time I
go out. But, I don't.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

If your boat holds 120 gallons of fuel and you plan on spending a few
hours cruising or making a quick run to the reef and back, it doesn't
make sense to fill your tank every time you go out. That full 700# will
cost you more to carry around. I try to start with about twice as much
gas as I think I will use. If I'm trailering, I'll fill it up since the
gas on shore is so much cheaper than the fuel docks.

Dan


John H wrote:
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 02:29:07 GMT, "tony thomas" wrote:


Agreed for that situation. But would it not be more fair to start out full
of fuel and then top off when you get back. That way you know exactly how
much you burned.


That would be more accurate, if I wanted to take the time to do so every time I
go out. But, I don't.