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[C YENSEN]

well even the lumpy is a little farther than i would want to go in my V (i dont trust my motor). how many miles can you get to a tank? you got 60 gallons right?

[msbhammer]

Been out to the Cayons and was surprised to see some of the boaters out there in little 17 ft boats. Dont know where they stored the gas (beer cooler ? ), but they made it out there.

[randlemanboater]

When I got my boat, the guy had a 25 gal tank in back and a 35 gal in front. After running for a month on the 35 tank, I took it out and just use the 25 gal now. That still gives me 100 mile range with 20% reserve.

New motors rule. 2 or 4 stroke.

[Airslot]

Here's my calculation on fuel. Right now I carry 60 gallons. Probably can't get the last 5 out and need a little breathing room so for planning purposed I figure working with 40 gallons. I can avarage 3.3 miles to the gallon in most conditions. I get 2.7 mpg running in sh!t weather. Working with 40 gal @ 2.7 I know I'm good for 108 miles if it's nasty all day, and I ain't going out if it's nasty. I also know in the back of my mind that I've got another 15 gallons to play with.

Airslot

[Airslot]

Here's another real world fuel calculation. I can run 35 miles offshore in teh morning on a nice day conservatively getting 3.3 mpg.

Burned 10.6 gallons

Troll for 6 hours @3 gph = 18 gallons trolling.

Lets say the weather turned bad and I've got to slog back 40 miles (trolled offshore some?) at worst case 2.5 mpg. That would take 16 gallons to get home.

So, a real world fishing trip, leaving in nice weather & returning in rough seas after tolling all day would burn 10.6+18+16 =44.6 gallons used.

Keep in mind that those numbers are very conservative, as I usually cruise around 3.5 mpg, and trolling doesn't burn but 2.5 gph. For a trolling trip I'm pushing the fuel window. If we ride out and chunk all day, we can cut out 18 gallons and have plenty of fuel left.

Now, give me a new motor (opti, etec, suzi 4 squeeze) and I can add at least .5 mpg running and cut fuel burn by 1.5 gph trolling. Then I'd have plenty of range. One of the reasons I've stayed w/ a small boat is that I don't wan to burn more than 45 gallons for a day's fishing, ever.

How that for some rambling off topic in a thread started with what purpose? ;D

Airslot

[msbhammer]

LOL, Looks like Airslot highjacked this thread. ;D ;D ;D

[Blue_Runner]

I don't wan to burn more than 45 gallons for a day's fishing, ever.

AMEN TO THAT! That's 100 bucks worth of fuel.

[Airslot]

Blue, your right, but I tell the missus that I could have drank that much.

Airslot

[Blue_Runner]

Yeah I'd rather the boat drink $100 worth than me.

[Airslot]

Yep, and I don't handle it like I used too. It's he!! creeping up on middle age ;)

Airslot