Anler Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Just now, Steve753 said: I had a couple of square body chevs with them. 8mpg was the norm. Yeah now try a boat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted July 23, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 minute ago, Anler said: Yeah now try a boat Dock queen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Anler said: Can you afford to drive that boat? I had some experience with 454's in the 80's. They drink a lot of gas. You have two of them. At Hull speed and beat efficient it will push close to 2mpg. It’s not great but some trips are manageable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, f7ben said: At Hull speed and beat efficient it will push close to 2mpg. It’s not great but some trips are manageable In boat speak it's gallons per hour...those displacement hulls are thirsty. However sunset booze cruise is totally worth the price of admission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 45 minutes ago, SkisNH said: In boat speak it's gallons per hour...those displacement hulls are thirsty. However sunset booze cruise is totally worth the price of admission. It’s actually a semi-planing hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, f7ben said: At Hull speed and beat efficient it will push close to 2mpg. It’s not great but some trips are manageable You mean 2 gallons per mile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 53 minutes ago, Anler said: You mean 2 gallons per mile? Mine gets almost 1! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 5 hours ago, f7ben said: So......there’s this IMG_2482.MOV outstanding Ben. Inhope you can get a maiden voyage on her this year. We’re chillaxing on our boat right now and life is good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 1 hour ago, DriftBusta said: outstanding Ben. Inhope you can get a maiden voyage on her this year. We’re chillaxing on our boat right now and life is good. Definitely won’t happen this year. I can’t do it if I wanted to. I’m on a waiting list for a slip and won’t move it to the water until Thats a go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstorm Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 9 hours ago, DriftBusta said: Mine gets almost 1! what dose it have for power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
03classic700 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 4:05 PM, f7ben said: I’ll do second motor tomorrow. Pretty damned excited. Did you fire up the second motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, 03classic700 said: Did you fire up the second motor? Nope , didn’t have time yesterday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamgreen02 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 6:29 PM, f7ben said: At Hull speed and beat efficient it will push close to 2mpg. It’s not great but some trips are manageable Guy I talked with at the river a few weeks ago had an early 90s boat about the same size as yours with two 454s. He said he could burn up a 300 gallon tank in a long weekend. With fuel prices this year he had been at the sand bar for the last 4 days. Still boats out but not nearly as many just cruising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 7 minutes ago, teamgreen02 said: Guy I talked with at the river a few weeks ago had an early 90s boat about the same size as yours with two 454s. He said he could burn up a 300 gallon tank in a long weekend. With fuel prices this year he had been at the sand bar for the last 4 days. Still boats out but not nearly as many just cruising. Well at cruise speed of say 20mph you could easily be reduced to .6 mpg or so. If you wanna run around on plane for a couple hundred miles in a long weekend then yah it would be retarded expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 7:35 PM, Anler said: You mean 2 gallons per mile? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamgreen02 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 On 7/25/2022 at 11:31 AM, f7ben said: Well at cruise speed of say 20mph you could easily be reduced to .6 mpg or so. If you wanna run around on plane for a couple hundred miles in a long weekend then yah it would be retarded expensive. Too bad it looks like you aren't going to collect on that money from uncle z snotty. @f7ben a month after his boat purchase. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 9 minutes ago, teamgreen02 said: Too bad it looks like you aren't going to collect on that money from uncle z snotty. @f7ben a month after his boat purchase. I’m sure I’ll be laid off and bankrupt within months. Should have put boat in my dads name!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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