force gas hog

[fisherpro]

My son inlaw let me use his boat it has a 88 force motor on a 18 foot fishing boat. It really seems to be a gas hog any body else with this problem? My only other motor experience was with a mercury 4 stroke

 

[Barnacle_Bill]

Re: force gas hog

Has he got the right prop on it? What are the RPMs at WOT?

 

[ship5182]

Re: force gas hog

I have a 1989 Force 150 that burns between 10 and 15 gallons per hour depending how hard I run it. But 10 Gallons per hour is about the best I get.

 

[fisherpro]

Re: force gas hog

I am not sure if he has right prop or not . I have only had it out twice so far so will have to do more checking on the prop and WOT RPMs. Thanks.

 

[rudedude]

Re: force gas hog

My 125 gets 6 to 7 gal. per hr.

 

[QuadManiac]

Re: force gas hog

Typical WOT for a 2-stroke is HP/10 per hour... 150 HP ~ 15 gal/hr at WOT

 

[steelespike]

Re: force gas hog

My son inlaw let me use his boat it has a 88 force motor on a 18 foot fishing boat. It really seems to be a gas hog any body else with this problem? My only other motor experience was with a mercury 4 stroke

What horse power?
Approximately how many gallons per hour is it using and are you cruising or running wot(wide open throttle)?

 

[fisherpro]

Re: force gas hog

It is an 85 horsepower motor and I am not sure how many gallons per hour it takes. I was just cruising not wot, but I started with a full tank and it did not seem like I went very far and used almost half a tank of gas. I have been kind of under the weather for awhile so have not had it out again need to do some more fact finding

 

[steelespike]

Re: force gas hog

The Force isn't noted for fuel economy.If the boat was planing at its sweet spot it would probably use 4 or 5 gph.Most similar hp motors would be in that range as well.