honda 200hp fuel consumption
Submitted by Paul G on Sat, 2009-09-26 18:12
the new Honda is terific ,so quiet and smooth,a normal trip with the old motor 175 fitch ,would be around 90-100 litres,the same trip today sitting on speeds 16-36knot used around 50-60 liters, a massive saving,and the extra wight of the motor made the boat go through the water much nicer Jody was amazed at the differance so in all a great investment anyone looking at repowering i can highly recomend the Honda.
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Paully
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What distance ballpark
would a normal trip be PaulG , sounds like youv'e done well as you say. Well done mate.
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around 60km all up .
around 60km all up .
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Good to hear m8
The honda is a great motor
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good to hear paul, im pretty
good to hear paul, im pretty happy with mine too, certainly worth a look at the honda's
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Yer mad a huge dif tio the
Yer mad a huge dif tio the whole way the boat went though the water i think shes siting a little lower in the water it makes a hell of a dif
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That's excellent news Paul
Good speed, saves on fuel and gives you a smoother rise. Can't beat that.
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bloody hell Paul, now your
bloody hell Paul, now your getting better economy than my v8 but our tub wont do the 36knts. good to hear it went well
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Just for your info I average
Just for your info I average about 1l per km, obviously depending on seas, people speeds etc it varies but on return to the boat ramp the fuel used { verified of a flow meter and servo top up} equals the gps trip km.
Thats on a 225 Yammy plate ali boat...
Paul do you know what your boat weighs ?????? and I believe yours is glass ????
Cheers ....
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Haines 635 challanger glass
Haines 635 challanger glass she would have to be near 2 tone fueled with all fishing gear on board three people on board.
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Good Donks....
Yes the 150 is a goody too, I have just come back from Carnarvon after 5 months and the 150 did really well up there, even though the new tub failed badly I was impressed with the Honda. Done over 1200 nm by now and the motor is very economical and hasnt missed a beat. The only thing though is Honda Australia should be doing fixed price servicing as this would make it the premium donk in Aussie.. My hilux services (major) are heaps cheaper than doing just a basic service on the outboard.
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Nice
Its gone from being “ nice boat Paul”
to “Far out....this is *@%#ing AWESOME. “
I’m amazed at how the overall dynamics of the boat have changed. From the way it sits in the water at rest and underway
May as well be a completely different boat
Gotta be happy Paul :)
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4s
Good to hear Paul, plenty of advantages but the savings in fuel with 4strokes really help offset the initial dollars spent!
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Thanks Jody yes I have been
Thanks Jody yes I have been thinking about it today and it is amazing the differance it has made ,the boat sits in the water slightly lower on the water line .she seems to be more stable when drifting ,while traveling you can hear the water passing under the boat ,which you could'nt before,all in all stocked ,with the whole setup.. the savings in fuel over the life of the motor sould cover the up frount cost .
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