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 ? :)