Outboard fuel consumption

I have a TR17 Triton with a 120hp Force on it.I put my boat in at Lake
Oconee in Georgia, It is 32 miles from the ramp I use to the Damn. My boat
has a 26 gallon tank. If I leave the ramp with a full tank and run to damn
and back at WOT my boat will use a little over a quarter of a tank.of fuel.
I'm guessing it is getting about 8-9 miles per gallon. Its only gas and I
enjoy riding in my boat. As long as they still sell gas I'll keep riding.

put my boat in at Lake
Oconee in Georgia, It is 32 miles from the ramp I use to the Damn.

Which ramp are you using at Oconee? How did you come up with 32 miles?
Ronnie

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I was told this. I have a carburated 135 merc on a 17 champion. at
5000 rpm the 135 would burn 13.5 gallons per hour. for a 150 it would
burn 15.0 gallons per hour.

I have a 23 gallon tank. at 5000 rpm i run at 50 to 55 mph.

6 trips? wow, nice charles! small lakes and mostly trolling?

gil


"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in message ...
Just curious as to what you think you are getting in terms of miles per
gallon on your outboard. The tank in my Nitro is 26 gallons, and with my
90hp Mercury I can make about 6 good trips before needing to refill again. I
haven't check the mpg, but the next time that I'm out and know I'll be
making some longer runs, I'll check the distance on my gps and then sompare
it to how many gallons I used. I'm sure that the size of the boat and how
much gear plays a big part, but what do you think you average? List the boat
lenght, and outboard size too if you would.

Thanks

Most of you will get the best fuel economy running between 3200 to 3600
RPM's with an outboard.

true!

gil

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244 N. Country Club Dr. suite 206
Mesa, Az. 85201
480-898-0700
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"Illinois Fisherman" wrote in message .com...
Johnson 90 HP VRO 2 stroke @ 3200 to 3600 RPM 4 to 4.5 Miles per gallon

I have a 1986 Glastron 16 ft open bow 18 Gal fuel tank 44MPH top end.

Most of you will get the best fuel economy running between 3200 to 3600
RPM's with an outboard.



"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
message ...
Just curious as to what you think you are getting in terms of miles per
gallon on your outboard. The tank in my Nitro is 26 gallons, and with my
90hp Mercury I can make about 6 good trips before needing to refill again.
I
haven't check the mpg, but the next time that I'm out and know I'll be
making some longer runs, I'll check the distance on my gps and then
sompare
it to how many gallons I used. I'm sure that the size of the boat and how
much gear plays a big part, but what do you think you average? List the
boat
lenght, and outboard size too if you would.

Thanks

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Just briefly going on the figures, I guess I averaged about 3.5 miles a
gallon this weekend on Dale Hollow. Not much WOT running, but alot of
pushing water going real slow in the darkness.

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"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
message ...
Haven't added the foil yet... just waiting for the next trip to BPS. I'm
not
overly concerned about the mileage that I'm getting right now, but was
wondering what to expect when I do check it. Seems that 3 mpg is pretty
much
what everyone is finding.

Something I didn't even think about until after I posted this... was how
many times did the contenders at the Bassmaster Classic have to stop and
refill on those 2-4 hour runs they made???


"Steve Erwin" wrote in message
...
Hey Charles, did you put the foil on? If you start and stop a lot, and
it
takes a little longer to plane out than you would like, that is where a
heck
of a lot of fuel is going. I don't know if you run and gun type of
fishin,
but if you do and you put the foil on then you will see a big decrease
in
fuel consumption.

"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
message ...
Just curious as to what you think you are getting in terms of miles
per
gallon on your outboard. The tank in my Nitro is 26 gallons, and with
my
90hp Mercury I can make about 6 good trips before needing to refill
again.
I
haven't check the mpg, but the next time that I'm out and know I'll be
making some longer runs, I'll check the distance on my gps and then
sompare
it to how many gallons I used. I'm sure that the size of the boat and
how
much gear plays a big part, but what do you think you average? List
the
boat
lenght, and outboard size too if you would.

Thanks

--
www.secretweaponlures.com
www.outdoorfrontiers.com
www.midtennclassic.org
"I've lowered my cholesterol!"

All,

Have to agree with the 10% of hp is the ball park figure for how many
gallons of gas your carberated (never could spell) outboard will burn in an
hour...
Lots of folks talking here in mpg and i just don't understand how you can
use that given the differences that current and wind can play in speed. I
have a smaller ob so maybe that's why it works for me...

Bill

wrote in message
om...
I was told this. I have a carburated 135 merc on a 17 champion. at
5000 rpm the 135 would burn 13.5 gallons per hour. for a 150 it would
burn 15.0 gallons per hour.

I have a 23 gallon tank. at 5000 rpm i run at 50 to 55 mph.

6 trips? wow, nice charles! small lakes and mostly trolling?

gil


"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
message ...
Just curious as to what you think you are getting in terms of miles per
gallon on your outboard. The tank in my Nitro is 26 gallons, and with my
90hp Mercury I can make about 6 good trips before needing to refill
again. I
haven't check the mpg, but the next time that I'm out and know I'll be
making some longer runs, I'll check the distance on my gps and then
sompare
it to how many gallons I used. I'm sure that the size of the boat and
how
much gear plays a big part, but what do you think you average? List the
boat
lenght, and outboard size too if you would.

Thanks

The six trips is a guess... but not making any really long runs. Heck, Percy
Priest is only about 30 miles long following the channel from one end to the
other. I figure if I ran that distance and back, starting with a full tank
I'd be almost empty on my return. PP Sure seems smaller after that trip to
Dale Hollow, but huge after a trip to Boom.

wrote in message
om...
I was told this. I have a carburated 135 merc on a 17 champion. at
5000 rpm the 135 would burn 13.5 gallons per hour. for a 150 it would
burn 15.0 gallons per hour.

I have a 23 gallon tank. at 5000 rpm i run at 50 to 55 mph.

6 trips? wow, nice charles! small lakes and mostly trolling?

gil


"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
message ...
Just curious as to what you think you are getting in terms of miles per
gallon on your outboard. The tank in my Nitro is 26 gallons, and with my
90hp Mercury I can make about 6 good trips before needing to refill
again. I
haven't check the mpg, but the next time that I'm out and know I'll be
making some longer runs, I'll check the distance on my gps and then
sompare
it to how many gallons I used. I'm sure that the size of the boat and
how
much gear plays a big part, but what do you think you average? List the
boat
lenght, and outboard size too if you would.

Thanks

I have a mercury 90 on a Key West 1720 (17 ft). I have noticed that
when running at about 3800 rpm my fuel consumption is much better
then when I run wide open (no dah), my point is I can go 20 miles on 3
gallons of gas (at 3800 rpm) versing wide open (5500 rpm) burning 6
gallons of gas going the same 20 miles. The speed difference seems to
only be a couple miles per hour difference and it saves a bunch of
money. Dang does this make any sence? I am even having a hard time
following my point.

-Eric
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www.sal****ersportswear.com
Best Fishing Shirts in Town!



On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 16:51:49 -0500, "Charles B. Summers"
(Comcast) wrote:

Just curious as to what you think you are getting in terms of miles per
gallon on your outboard. The tank in my Nitro is 26 gallons, and with my
90hp Mercury I can make about 6 good trips before needing to refill again. I
haven't check the mpg, but the next time that I'm out and know I'll be
making some longer runs, I'll check the distance on my gps and then sompare
it to how many gallons I used. I'm sure that the size of the boat and how
much gear plays a big part, but what do you think you average? List the boat
lenght, and outboard size too if you would.

Thanks

"Charles B. Summers" (remove extra dot) wrote in message
...
Just briefly going on the figures, I guess I averaged about 3.5 miles a
gallon this weekend on Dale Hollow. Not much WOT running, but alot of
pushing water going real slow in the darkness.

I've never even tried to figure out miles per gallon with my boat. I have a 41 gallon tank and just
fill it up before or after each trip. Typically, I'll use about 6 - 15 gallons an outing, depending
on how heavy I am on the HotFoot.

I do know that at wide open throttle, I can burn 31 gallons of fuel an hour!
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

I think you'd need to figure gallons per mile... instead of miles per
gallon!


"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
...

"Charles B. Summers" (remove extra dot) wrote
in message
...
Just briefly going on the figures, I guess I averaged about 3.5 miles a
gallon this weekend on Dale Hollow. Not much WOT running, but alot of
pushing water going real slow in the darkness.

I've never even tried to figure out miles per gallon with my boat. I have
a 41 gallon tank and just
fill it up before or after each trip. Typically, I'll use about 6 - 15
gallons an outing, depending
on how heavy I am on the HotFoot.

I do know that at wide open throttle, I can burn 31 gallons of fuel an
hour!
--
Steve
OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com