weekend fuel bill

phatdaddy · #1 05-29-2007, 10:16 AM

topped the tank off on friday aft and launched the boat. kept it in the water for the long weekend and pulled it out Mon aft. filled the tank

35.7 gallons @ $304.9=$108.95
94.5 total gps miles
2.65 MPG

not up to 4 strokes, but not too bad for a 15 year old 2 stroke w 1100 hrs

Pipe_Dream · #2 05-29-2007, 10:34 AM

That's a good solid V-20 weekend! ;)

How many gallons per hour did it work out to? (GPH) That's how I measure fuel consumption.

reelapeelin · #3 05-29-2007, 11:02 AM

Phat...if ya can have that much fun for $100 these days, I say GO FOT IT!!...and outta that, how many others enjoyed the boat?...you'd have never gotten away from some theme park for that ;) ...

when my oldest told me ridin' the tube behind the boat was more fun than Top-Gun @ Carowinds, I knew I'd stumbled onto somethin' good ;) ...

Skools Out · #4 05-29-2007, 11:42 AM

hey can i bring my 250's over so you can fill them too ;D together they only hold 475 gallons ???

Stillrunning · #5 05-29-2007, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reelapeelin

Phat...if ya can have that much fun for $100 these days, I say GO FOT IT!!...and outta that, how many others enjoyed the boat?...you'd have never gotten away from some theme park for that ;) ...

when my oldest told me ridin' the tube behind the boat was more fun than Top-Gun @ Carowinds, I knew I'd stumbled onto somethin' good ;) ...

Theme Park? A family of four can spend that in a couple of hours bowling.

Blue_Runner · #6 05-29-2007, 04:59 PM

Here's my weekend numbers:

85 gallons @ $333.9=$283.90
210 total gps miles
2.47 MPG

macojoe · #7 05-29-2007, 07:18 PM

Mine is as follows

gallons 0 = 0
o miles
o mpg

wishin I was fishin a million!!

phatdaddy · #8 05-29-2007, 07:50 PM

pipe, i didn't look at the hourmeter before i started, but i made 5 trips to the island at 20 miles round trip. i've always heard to approximate the fuel per hour burn , it is 10% of horsepower, so a 150 uses 15 gph. this is general rule and i am sure ther are many exceptions.

i am sure it is money well spent. three of us went to see pirates III and it was $35 for 2 hrs & 45 minutes..

frayed_knot · #9 05-29-2007, 10:57 PM

I pumped 31 gallons and quit when I hit $100. That was at $3.149 a gallon. I've never pumped that much gas into anything except diesel into an 18 wheeler. Heck, I only put $20 a week in the truck, luckily work is only 4 miles away ;D

macojoe · #10 05-29-2007, 11:47 PM

I have saved all of $200+ in gas the last month being layed up!!