Fuel consumption and range......

[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

[Blue_Runner]

I agree with your numbers and no, 1/3 does not work for a 60 mile run one way. The farthest I'll go is 45 ish and that's not a trolling trip.

[dbetterred]

You just need more fuel capacity. I added a 24 gallon external tank to my v20 this spring before the motor let loose.

[captpete13]

I can cruise at 3.7 mpg. I have gotten over 4. My dad's V with a 150 Opti can get just shy of 5mpg. The farthest out I have been is the monster ledge. But this year I'm probably gonna go farther. Skunk boat has been pretty far out. I believe 50-60 mi.