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I'm new to this site, have always loved Vista's. my first was a 93 245, then 01 258. now I have a regal 272. I'm in the process of upgrading to the 328 Vista
I have searched but have not found my answer. it has the 5.7 gsi-dp's. can someone give me real world fuel burning? I would like to know gph at cruising speed's as well as wot. I have seen many different answers around the web. four Winn used to have info on this but can not seem to find it anymore.

Thanks for any help.

Really ?? Scroll down to the 328 Vista section, disregard the "SX" drive typo on your engines, as FW did not offer the SX on the 1999. Only the DP.

http://www.fourwinns.com/upload/Documen ... s_1999.pdf

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

yep, that's pretty much the gas usage we got on our trip this year....about 1 mile per gallon.

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Current Boat - '04 328 Vista "Be As You Are"

Previous Boats
'04 268 Vista
'97 238 Vista
'94 210 Marada
'88 175 Sunbird

Agree, the 328 Four Winns fuel consumption specs are pretty realistic.

You likely know this, but keep in mind the posted numbers are close to the best case scenario for fuel consumption. A dirty bottom, rough lake conditions, engines requiring tuning, a heavy throttle hand or out of wack props will decrease those numbers.

Everything in decent working condition with calm lake conditions you probably can get close to the 1.3 MPG at best cruise speed.

Mike.

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Current Boat
- 2001 Four Winns 328 Vista "Hour Decision"
- 2010 310 Mercury Inflatable

Previous Boats
- 30' Doral Prestancia
- 25' Doral Citation

Decision brings up a good point that is often overlooked. I've noticed 6-8 mph difference after cleaning the bottom. We usually cruise around 3,000-3,500 rpm which gives me 25-30 mph on gps. I've never seen 45, I think 41mph is about tops, but we carry alot of extra gear. The numbers posted above are spot on. Overall, I think our fuel consumption is on par with other cruisers that we run with. You learn quickly that WOT punches the fuel budget in the mouth. It's a great boat, enjoy!!

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Lakebum
2006 378 Vista
Nashville, TN
Current
04 Hustler Cheetah
06 Seadoo sportster 150
Past
06 378 vista
328 vista
240 horizon
21' glastron
20' celebrity

Thanks guys for the replies. it seems that the fuel consumption really isn't that more then my single screw big block on the regal I have now. well at cruising speeds. I guess i'll find out next spring.

Yes, I too average 1 mpg in my 2001 Vista 328. Acutually I am VERY impressed with my boat-- twin GSI duoprops at 280 HP each.
Simply put, I am delighted with the fuel consumption and range of this boat!
In fact, the boat prior to this (that I had from 1994 to this year) was a 1989SeaRay 268 Sundancer with a single 7.4L and Bravo 1 drive (carbureted of course) Dry weight was about half of the FW (at 6000 lb.) and it too got 1 mpg. Boat went like stink but boy did it use fuel!
I think the duo props and the FI motors are what do it--but then I specifically wanted a boat with FI motors because of that. Note that I am in salt water and had fresh bottom paint this year. I am also a bit over-propped as my top RPM is only about 4200 rpm--but that is with 2 people, a Zodiac tender, 3.3 HP kicker for it, full fuel and water, 2 Grp 31 AGM house batteries and lots of gear and luggage.

Caution: Being Overpropped can lead to valve "Tuliping" (overheating and deformation in the valves due to excessive combustion heat and pressure). Here is a good article about it:
http://www.perfprotech.com/blog/articles/marine-engine-condition-2#

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"Knot Easy" 2000 Horizon 240 Volvo 5.7GS /SX
tow: 2017 Honda PILOT EXL-AWD
prev. boats:
'87 Chaparral 198CXL 4.3 OMC Cobra
'69 Jetstar 16ft Ski Boat, 115hp Yamaha
'68 Aluminum Jon Boat, 3hp Sears
'64 Water Wings

That's a very good point, Ray, the 2 main causes of engine failure in marine inboards are bad exhaust that allows water in the cylinders and over propping where the engine cannot reach its specified max RPM. That puts the engine under a lot of strain as if you were trying to pull a heavy trailer with too high of a gear ratio (like a 3.07:1 vs a 3:73:1 in a truck).
The thing with over-propping is its not an obvious problem, the engine won't overheat usually if the cooling system is functioning OK but the combustion chamber temps will be too high resulting in valve overheating.
One last thing is to make sure you use fuel of a high enough octane, even though they tell you that you can use 87 octane, keep in mind as engine accumulate carbon deposits (common in marine engines because they run rich and too cool often) that increases the octane needs of the engine. I run 93 in mine don't care about the cost and no problems with valves after all this time.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Just to confirm what others have said - at cruise speed (sweet spot for me is 3700-3800 rpm) I see 1.25 MPG, based on fuel flow meters. I've hit 45 MPH, but didn't have the fuel flow meters at that time.

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1969 Chris Craft Commander 47
1999 Four Winns 328 Vista - SOLD