Antares 36 performance figures

[Dirtyrat]

Are there any Beneteau Antares 36 owners out there that have some documentation specifying the fuel burn figures (2x Volvo D4-300)? I'm planning a longish voyage, and am trying to work out how far I can go without stopping. Unfortunately can't ask the old owner.

When I owned an Antares 8, I had a document that said something like:
@2000rpm, xxkts, xx.x L/min.
@2500rpm, xxkts, xx.x L/min. etc. Does something like this exist for an Antares 36?

Any help appreciated!

 

[Whitelighter]

You can get an approximation but boat weight, tide, wind, hull condition, prop fouling etc will all affect you fuel burn

I would view any document which give a definitive fuel burn per certain rpm with a great deal of suspicion.

 

[capnjack]

+1

However if an approximation is any good, then this little tool might be useful. Click next for the D4 300.

http://www.boat-fuel-economy.com/volvo-penta-diesel-d4-260-300-fuel-consumption-liters

 

[Anders_P42]

You can get an approximation but boat weight, tide, wind, hull condition, prop fouling etc will all affect you fuel burn

I would view any document which give a definitive fuel burn per certain rpm with a great deal of suspicion.

+1 my Antares 30 burns 20% more fuel with dirty bum, it has trip / fuel burn software upgrade so I see fuel burn increase through season. Depending on how long trip is, it may be worth a haul and scrub?

D4-300 spec shows fuel burn of 37.2 lph at 3000rpm, which is just under cruise speed for engine. So that's approx 75lph with clean bum. The volvo spec figures were 6% too low on my boat, so add some contingency...

Anders