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Gas Mileage
« on: April 12, 2011, 06:03:35 PM »
I have a 2002 21' Carrera, open bow with a stock 454, Holly dual carb pumper and berkley 12JG pump. I just figured out I am getting around 2 miles per gallon (Needles to Pirate Cove approx. 10+ miles using around 5+ gallons one way) This does not seem right as my first boat was a 78  19' Rogers with the same set-up and it got much better gas mileage. What are your thoughts?

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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2011, 08:04:38 PM »
haha you said gas mileage :o now thats funny shit

different hull, the rogers was more effieceint, less wetted surface :-\
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2011, 08:48:46 PM »
2 MPG, your doing good.   ;)

 This one could empty 2 10gal tanks before your "lake beverage" could get warm.   Driven in a safe and sane manner of course.  >:D

 
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2011, 09:08:05 PM »
Lol yeah not bad at all. I get 3/4 mpg in this canoe
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2011, 09:49:18 PM »
Quote from: MADGRIPZ on April 12, 2011, 09:08:05 PM
Lol yeah not bad at all. I get 3/4 mpg in this canoe
Ya dude, ya never let off on her :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:  LOL
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2011, 10:39:59 PM »
Quote from: 76NORDIC on April 12, 2011, 09:49:18 PM
Ya dude, ya never let off on her :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:  LOL

Hey I cruise it at 3500 90 % of the time! I just like to buz the bars as I pass them to get some heads to turn  ;D
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2011, 11:22:45 PM »
I have literally burned 40 gallons of fuel in 35 minutes and only went 38 miles.... :screwy:

Feel better?

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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 12:51:02 AM »
2-3 mpg is the norm....doesnt sound right, but it is.
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 06:17:13 AM »
Quote from: Brad @ SCJB on April 13, 2011, 12:51:02 AM
2-3 mpg is the norm....doesnt sound right, but it is.

Makes you start thinking about going to a prop drive  :screwy:
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 09:19:09 AM »
This ain't SoCalPropBoats!!!!!  :screwy:
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2011, 10:29:14 AM »
Quote from: crewchief22 on April 13, 2011, 06:17:13 AM
Makes you start thinking about going to a prop drive  :screwy:

No it doesn't
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2011, 11:10:02 AM »
Quote from: propless on April 12, 2011, 08:48:46 PM
2 MPG, your doing good.   ;)

 This one could empty 2 10gal tanks before your "lake beverage" could get warm.   Driven in a safe and sane manner of course.  >:D

 

Hey sorry for the thread jack but I think I saw this boat for sale in Lake Havasu on the side of the highway a couple of weeks ago minus the motor
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2011, 11:17:38 AM »
Quote from: farmergord on April 13, 2011, 11:10:02 AM
Hey sorry for the thread jack but I think I saw this boat for sale in Lake Havasu on the side of the highway a couple of weeks ago minus the motor

yeah, propless sold it to a guy in that area. Before propless owned it, it used to have a blown injected motor in it and did some serious speed.....120+ range if i remember correctly.
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2011, 11:18:34 AM »
Ya gord I saw it in having a month or so ago
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2011, 11:28:14 AM »
its still a sweet looking boat   hey Ray..........
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #15 on: April 13, 2011, 01:52:08 PM »
Quote from: farmergord on April 13, 2011, 11:28:14 AM
its still a sweet looking boat   hey Ray..........

No. no, no, NO!!! I ain't buying it!

But I CAN tell you the mileage in these little hot rod squirt guns is well south of good.

2-3 is pretty good, really, I'm in Nick's category at slightly over one if I kept my foot under control. Not an easy thing. I remember burning off one tank in Moo, 14 gallons, and the good part of another, on a blast from Pirates Cove to the Avi....... Pickle is no better, really, even with a very docile 454 and single carb....... 1/2 mile to a gallon is not unacheiveable.

That sounds bad...........who's all FOR Global Warming???

Ray

Nature of the beast..........but what fun those gallons are!!!!  :thumbup:
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #16 on: April 13, 2011, 02:01:07 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Brunt on April 12, 2011, 08:04:38 PM
haha you said gas mileage :o now thats funny shit

different hull, the rogers was more effieceint, less wetted surface :-\

Ralph's right, not to mention that the Rogers was probably 1/2 the weight of your new boat.
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #17 on: April 13, 2011, 06:24:34 PM »
ya weight has alot to do with it... a small rogers and a much bigger carrera sit way different in the water.. plus with a 454 gas milage doesnt exist.. ha
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Re: Gas Mileage
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2011, 07:24:47 PM »
My  "warmed over" 454 in my 20'BAJA gets less than 2 mpg cruzing at 3500 rpm's. If I run it hard, I can actually see the gas gauge go down. It seems pretty bad, but my 17' Rinker 170 Captiva with a 120 Johnson O.B. only got about 3-3 1/2 mpg cruzing at the same speed, and it weighed 1000 pounds less.
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