Guesstimate My Range

[Mulv80]

Great info guys, I was thinking of making a run to the Old Grounds off of Cape May for deep water flounder fishing. It would be a total of 54 miles round trip. I figured at about 2.0 miles per gallon I would burn 27 gallons. I never really figured out what my exact fuel burn is at cruise so I was conservative at saying 2.0 miles to the gallon, I would hope its a little higher.

[THEFERMANATOR]

12 GPH at 4000 RPM's is a safe fuel burn number for that 150 JOHNNY-RUDE you have if your propped out right. 9-13 GPH seems to be the range that most see with them. The 175 seems to get the same fuel burn numbers as well at cruise, but only slightly higher at WOT. The 200/225's actually were pretty close to the 150/175's on fuel burn at cruise.

[Airslot]

I estimated "useable gallons" because your pickup tube ain't gonna get those last 4-6 gallons out of the tank.

[csvencer]

I would estimate 2 MPG on that 2000 Johnson. I have gotten anywhere from 1.9(rare) to 2.2(avg) MPG with my setup, so I base all my range off of 2 MPG to be safe.

-Svence

[macojoe]

12 GPH at 4000 RPM's is a safe fuel burn number for that 150 JOHNNY-RUDE you have if your propped out right. 9-13 GPH seems to be the range that most see with them. The 175 seems to get the same fuel burn numbers as well at cruise, but only slightly higher at WOT. The 200/225's actually were pretty close to the 150/175's on fuel burn at cruise.

Yep Thats what I am getting with my 225 hp, 2.5 just like my 175 was getting.

[randlemanboater]

You can always carry a spare 6 gal. tank along for insurance.