More fuel stats
Submitted by Paul G on Mon, 2009-10-05 16:56
went out on the weekend set the gps for the trip .55nm at an average speed of 19.8 knots for the day used 60 litres not bad ,we were on 30 to 37 knots at times .
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grayzeee
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what gps top speed are you
what gps top speed are you getting paul??
i went out and very roughly did 100klms round trip
motor on all day used 78 litres on the honda 175 sitting on 4500 revs when going places.
will be more precise next time. top motors eh!
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You are happy then
With the new motor, And the exter power as well,
Do you stand on your toes still???? lol
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Sounds like the motor is working very well Paul
The conditions were a bit tricky I hear on Saturday.
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sounds pretty good Paul,
sounds pretty good Paul, running at higher speeds will chew the fuel but if you average it out you certainly couldnt complain about that economy
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cool runnings
That sounds pretty good paul, you would have to be happy with that as with the motor still running in it will only get better or faster depending on what you choose.