Number of hours per gallon?

[Boomyal]

Re: Number of hours per gallon?

You meant GPh didn't ya??

Yep KG, that's what I meant. I always seem to type 'here' when I mean 'hear', or 'there' when I mean 'their'.

This just seems to be in keeping with my recent habits. That is why I am glad they turned off the edit notification. When I err, I almost always notice it after I have submitted.

Now if only iboats would fix this machine to return you to your submitted post once you hit the edit button.

 

[MB]

Re: Number of hours per gallon?

1994 Four Winns, 3.0L, VP...28 gallon gas tank.

Kind of a strange question, but I'm curious as to how long I can expect to cruise around the lake if my boat is full up on gas when I start?

Is there a formula for hours per gallon? I realize that it depends on how many people in the boat/weight, how fast we're cruising around, etc. I'm just looking for a ballpark idea... 8 hours?, 10hrs? 12+hrs, etc.

Thanks

 

[MB]

Re: Number of hours per gallon?

[Good guestion. I have a 7.4 L 24' and think I get 7gallons per hour and running aroung 3200 rpm

Kind of a strange question, but I'm curious as to how long I can expect to cruise around the lake if my boat is full up on gas when I start?

Is there a formula for hours per gallon? I realize that it depends on how many people in the boat/weight, how fast we're cruising around, etc. I'm just looking for a ballpark idea... 8 hours?, 10hrs? 12+hrs, etc.

Thanks[/quote]

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Number of hours per gallon?

MB -- you already have the answer. If you can cruise at 3200 RPM and are using 7 gallons/hour, all you need to do is divide your fuel tank size by 7. That gives you the amount of time you can run at 3200 rpm.