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Anyone have stats yet on fuel burn? Please include engine make and size, speed in MPH and drive type.

Me: merc 6.2 i/o
speed: 28 MPH
GPH: 23-24 so far

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2008 Four Winns V358 (T 6.2L Merc Bravo III's with DTS and SeaCore)
2006 Sea Ray 340DA
2006 Sea Ray 320DA
2005 Maxum 3100 SE

We seem to be about what FW states in their spec for a Volvo 5.7 OSXi. About 11 GPH @ 3500 rpm - 28 mph. Its pretty consistent. We try to avoid WOT as much as possible.

With the price of gas, I am considering oars for all guests.

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Jnizi

2007 Vista 338 "Better Yet"
Previously:
2007 Vista 258 " Just Right"
2005 Horizon 230

I too am looking for guests to paddle!

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2000 248 5.7L DP
'92, '94 SXI 750, '08 STX 15F, '12 Ultra LX 300
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I usually see about 13 gallons per hour, per engine when at the usual 23-26mpg cruise speed. This with twin Crusader 6.0L engines and inboard v-drive props. WOT burns a staggeringly higher amount. I've blocked it out of my mind. The wife makes the fingers-thumb rub motion (money, money) whenever she hears the RPMs kick up. It has to be one helluva good reason to crack open the throttles for anything more than a few minutes. I'm guessing this season we'll be experimenting a bit with some slower speeds. But unless you're poking along at displacement speed I don't recall the burn rate being significantly lower.

I think the typical gauge for most express cruiser type boats ends up being 1mpg. This has never been a cheap hobby, dwelling on fuel costs isn't worth the stress for us. So it's burn baby, BURN (both the fuel and the week's pent up stresses).

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-Bill Kearney, 2005 348 Vista

I see about 4.0 MPG @ 28 MPH Cruise that's a 5.7 Gi DuoProp

I have the Chevy Aveo of cruisers

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Brett DiMichele