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JimH wrote:
......what is the fuel burn rate on your boat? I have a Glastron GS209 powered by a single 4.3L 190 HP engine. I tracked the fuel burn for several months and it generally calculated out each time to be between 2.5 GPH and 3 GPH. How about yours? Are you averaging out the number of gallons burned over the hours of usage? When going from one place to another on the Bay, I typically run at around 23 knots. When I do, my electronic fuel burn "meter" says I'm using about 4.9 gph. That's on a 21' center console with a 150 hp four stroke Yamaha, two or three aboard, with a boat, engine, gear and fuel weight of about 4100 pounds. Usually, though, there's no reason to run even a full hour at that speed, because most of the places I visit on the Bay aren't an hour away. At a fast trolling speed, or harbor mavigation speed of about 6 mph, my GPH burn drops to about 1.5 gph. |
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