I know it is a tough question based on driving habits, etc, but how far will
20 gallons go with a 19 foot cuddy I/O with a 165 hp four cylinder? Figure
calm water bay usage.

I am not asking for precision, but rather a ballpark.

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:44:52 GMT, "TSC"
wrote:

I know it is a tough question based on driving habits, etc, but how far will
20 gallons go with a 19 foot cuddy I/O with a 165 hp four cylinder? Figure
calm water bay usage.

I am not asking for precision, but rather a ballpark.

At normal cruising speed it will burn 4 to 5 gph, so 20 gallons will
last 4 or 5 hours. To calculate mpg we need to know speed and that
will depend a lot on how heavily the boat is loaded.

My 19' bow rider uses 15 gallons on a full day of watersports. When fishing,
I use less than two gallons per engine hour.
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:44:52 GMT, "TSC"
wrote:

I know it is a tough question based on driving habits, etc, but how far
will
20 gallons go with a 19 foot cuddy I/O with a 165 hp four cylinder?
Figure
calm water bay usage.

I am not asking for precision, but rather a ballpark.

At normal cruising speed it will burn 4 to 5 gph, so 20 gallons will
last 4 or 5 hours. To calculate mpg we need to know speed and that
will depend a lot on how heavily the boat is loaded.

Hmm...maybe 100 miles??

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"TSC" wrote in message
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I know it is a tough question based on driving habits, etc, but how far
will 20 gallons go with a 19 foot cuddy I/O with a 165 hp four cylinder?
Figure calm water bay usage.

I am not asking for precision, but rather a ballpark.

"TSC" wrote in message
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I know it is a tough question based on driving habits, etc, but how far
will 20 gallons go with a 19 foot cuddy I/O with a 165 hp four cylinder?
Figure calm water bay usage.


It depends entirely on what type of usage. For water sports, where you're
constantly on and off plane, I would venture a guess somewhere in the 2
miles per gallon area. On a steady cruise at optimum cruise speed, you
could easily double that number.

"TSC" wrote in message
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I know it is a tough question based on driving habits, etc, but how far
will 20 gallons go with a 19 foot cuddy I/O with a 165 hp four cylinder?
Figure calm water bay usage.

I am not asking for precision, but rather a ballpark.
Well,
I had a Bayliner Trophy 21 ft cuddy with an OMC 140 Chevy engine, when
cruising at about 22 mph I would get around 4 to 5 MPG in fairly calm water.

I don't normally measure distance or GPH as I am usually fishing and don't
care, but on a few 100 mile plus trips I did take I did get as stated.