"Dene" wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 15:03:15 -0800, "Dene" wrote:

3000 rpms puts me below cruising speed and I start to de-plane.

You may be able to fix that to some extent by using trim tabs to bring
the stern up and the bow down.

I have those and it does help. But....I like going 28 mph. Probably
stems
from owning a 18 ft. runabout for 20 years.

-Greg



MPG? As long as I have gas available, who cares. I only really care on
long runs. With the former engine 351W I got 1.75-2 mpg, with the new 350
MPI I have not checked yet. This on slower rivers.