shaw520
Chief Petty Officer
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- Aug 27, 2009
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I know this discusion has been beat to death,..but without a fuel consumption guage im just guessing.
Searay 280 w twin 5.0's,.. Running on plane at 22-24 mph can get costly, im usually never in a rush because my fun starts as soon as i board the boat,..are trip are typically 50 - 150 miles each. ..so ive been running 8-10mph at about 1800 rpms.and saving a ton on fuel. Of course it takes 3 times longer to get where going but we prefer to enjoy the journey...(good practice for when we retire on a trawler) So my question is could i save even more fuel by running one engine and alternating engines to keep the hrs equal. At that speed 8mph, it seems there might be some savings.
Searay 280 w twin 5.0's,.. Running on plane at 22-24 mph can get costly, im usually never in a rush because my fun starts as soon as i board the boat,..are trip are typically 50 - 150 miles each. ..so ive been running 8-10mph at about 1800 rpms.and saving a ton on fuel. Of course it takes 3 times longer to get where going but we prefer to enjoy the journey...(good practice for when we retire on a trawler) So my question is could i save even more fuel by running one engine and alternating engines to keep the hrs equal. At that speed 8mph, it seems there might be some savings.