Fuel consumption and range......

[bgreene]

I don't have a meter so estimating....... at 3,500 rpm, figuring 20 knots full fuel, top up, gear etc.....

If approx. 9 gallon per hr burn x 60 gallon tank = 6.6 hours of running time.
20 knots x 1.15 = 23 mph......23 x 6.6 = 151.8 miles.


Ok, so it's approx. 150 mile range IF, I say .....IF all goes well, and does get rough.

Therefore, I conclude that I really can't take my V21 out for the biggest fish - at the canyons 60-70 miles off because the 1/3 rule doesn't work out.

Now who wants to argue ? :)

[smokeonthewater]

There would be a guy who would argue except he didnt make it back.

[phatdaddy]

i figure i'm gettin 4 miles to the gallon with my boat, so with a 60 gallon tank, range is 240 miles


we'll take my boat

with the 2 stroke, 2 miles to the gallon gave it a 120 mile range

so your getting 2.5 mpg?

[THEFERMANATOR]

My HYDRASPORTS with a ported 225 2 smoke got better than 2.5 MPG, so I would hope an ETEC on a lighter hull could do better than it did.

[bgreene]

The Evinrude web site shows performance with assorted boats, so I checked a few closest to same as mine, and I see 8-9 gallon per hour burn on average.

The guy who wants to argue is reportedly still out there, out of gas but ....fishing " drift style "

[phatdaddy]

why not just check & calculate your mpg anf then know what your range is. i ran for 2o years without a gas guage. just kept track of mileage with gps. i knew i had 120 miles before empty. every time i filled up i was within 2-3 gallons of my guestimation.

i still don't have a gas guage, merc has a pretty good smart guage, but i still set and track mileage
or just trust the web site

[bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by bgreene

If approx. 9 gallon per hr burn x 60 gallon tank = 6.6 hours of running time.
20 knots x 1.15 = 23 mph......23 x 6.6 = 151.8 miles.

I bet you are getting better fuel economy that that with your setup. Hell . . . I can get 3mpg pushing my 23 seacraft with a 1980's Merc cruising 31mph.

[bgreene]

Might try rigging a small sail......so we can ride the wind back in from the Hudson, Wilmington, or even the Washington canyons.

Last week was a very special weather window......flat calm for 2-3 days straight, from shore to 100 + miles out. Those that got to go were fortunate in that regard.

As the saying goes " you could have walked on the water it was so calm"......

[bigshrimpin]

Add 40 gallons in 6 gallon jugs and you've got the range.

It's a total gamble . . . single engine and no backup plan.

Boat/US isn't coming to get you out there even with unlimited towing.

[RidgeRunner]

I haven't been around much and I do not have extensive offshore experience but 60 miles is a bit far with a single on a 20' anything IMO. BigShrimpin has some sage advice IMO. Backup plan: Ditch bag with GPS/EPIRB, Handheld VHF, second boat preferably one of better seakeeping and capable of handling the extra people if your day goes south due to weather,rouge wave, whatever. Live to fish another day and tell the tale of how the sea handed you your cap that day...
I personally set my boat up and use it as a bay boat. It can handle some fairly rough conditions. I on the other hand cannot.