"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 09:08:07 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Jim" wrote in message
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"HK" wrote in message
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I put about 30 hours on my new Parker's engine before the season ended,
and burned about 55 gallons of gasoline in the process, according to
the
flow meter. How much gas did you burn in your string trimmer?

If my math is correct that's about 1.8333333333333 GPH. My guess is that
you didn't get that barge above hull speed much.

That's just about what Mrs.E.'s boat burns running wide open.


Just out of curiosity, what's the speed WOT?

8-8.5 kts. 120hp 28,000 lb boat (empty) more like 30-32k lbs. loaded.

I was just trying to point out how misleading Harry's reported "numbers"
could be to some. They may be accurate for how he happened to operate his
boat last year, but the numbers should not be construed as being typical for
that engine or boat. All you have to do is look up fuel burn rates versus
RPM for the Yamaha 150 four stroke.

Eisboch