Fuel consumption

[Dave_Knowles]

I have just bought a fuel meter and used it for the first time today. I was slightly shocked to see that having done just 18 nm I had used 54.9 litres of petrol. The engine in my boat is a single 150hp Volvo and the boat weighs about 3 tons. Is this excesive bearing in mind my total trip took around 3 hours including down and up the Beaulieu river at 5 kts and up to the Folley Inn at about 5 kts.

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Dave

Dave Knowles
Southampton - UK

http://www.MyCleopatra.co.uk

 

[hlb]

No more excesive than without the fuel meter. Though I would have thought it's purchase would have increased costs. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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Haydn

 

[Guest]

Seems about right. 1.5 mpg. Virtually all boats tested seem to do 1 - 2 mpg.

As I remarked in an earlier post, we seem to be doing something wrong (15 hp /100 ft/9 kt ancient Greek galleys). and if the designers don't address the problem soon, we will all end up as raggies !

Geoff

ps Price of oil went up today...

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[Dave_Knowles]

What I find funny is the original spec said 150 miles on a tank of 158 litres. Now I know about poetic licence but my results are so different.

As for the fuel meter I did find by shutting down a little and reducing the speed by maybe 1 knt the fuel consumpsion went down dramatically.

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Dave

Dave Knowles
Southampton - UK

http://www.MyCleopatra.co.uk

 

[Neil_P]

I'd suggest that you make the best use of the fuel meter to find your most economical cruising speed. Other than that throw it away or it will just upset you.

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[Solitaire]

All that's happend is you now know how much it's costing you per trip! I'd take it back and just be oblivious too the pain[wink}

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[whisper]

Are we talking petrol or diesel here? Our boat is averaging just over 5mpg or just under 1litre per mile , with an 150 hp AD31. Mind you it only weighs just under 2 tonnes.

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