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Post by mainelady on Feb 3, 2006 17:10:36 GMT -5
now that i got my first real year in fishing on the bay,i would like to know the best way to est. fuel. as in gph,and so i can figger out my best range and rpm to run with. is there any good gauges you can buy and hook up or should i just do it the old fashoin way of gallons of fuel bought divided by time run and do that at differfant rpm. thanks guy for your help
any other things that i may need to concern myself with while out there would be of help also
mainelady
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Post by Bountyhunter on Feb 3, 2006 19:45:46 GMT -5
now that i got my first real year in fishing on the bay,i would like to know the best way to est. fuel. as in gph,and so i can figger out my best range and rpm to run with. is there any good gauges you can buy and hook up or should i just do it the old fashoin way of gallons of fuel bought divided by time run and do that at differfant rpm. thanks guy for your help any other things that i may need to concern myself with while out there would be of help also mainelady You could check with the motor manufacture to see the rating on fuel consumption for that motor on similar boat as yours or you could buy a flow scan or like gas monitoring device. I would think that the average boat get about 2 gals to the mile , keep in mind too the one third rule as a reserve. |
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Post by smiley on Feb 4, 2006 9:42:47 GMT -5
Navman makes a good fuel flow meter. in the Consumer Marine catalog they were 139.00 I think . They work well and are easy to install.
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Post by Crikey on Feb 4, 2006 17:47:21 GMT -5
I like floscan, they have many different options from replacing your tac with a combo unit also you can intergrate it into your gps unit
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Post by matey on Feb 6, 2006 6:58:49 GMT -5
the navman unit is exactly like the floscan but less expensive. i have the navman unit and it is fantastic. both are an ir w/ a paddlewheel to measure flow.
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Post by BAD KITTY on Feb 6, 2006 10:49:17 GMT -5
I have a Standard Horizon FF41(2 years old) on my Whaler. Nice product at a fair price.
Tell us what motors you have and I'll give you some aprox. GPH #'s.
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Post by mainelady on Feb 6, 2006 21:12:11 GMT -5
bw23 i have a 21 wa with 150 yamma 4 stroke
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Post by BAD KITTY on Feb 6, 2006 21:34:34 GMT -5
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Post by cowboy on Feb 7, 2006 10:30:54 GMT -5
These gages look very reasonable and worth having for Gas, I did some research on them for diesels figuring I would just put one on one of my engines to get an idea and help run more efficiently but WOW do they jump in price for a diesel setup, I am gonna look for a used one.
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Post by phoenix29 on Feb 7, 2006 15:48:37 GMT -5
If you go to West Marine online they have a closeout on the Navman single engine gas $139 I've got one on one of my engines on my current boat (twin gas). I also had one on my last boat (single gas) and it is a great way to not only know your range but show you what is your best running RPM's.
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Post by matey on Feb 8, 2006 5:59:48 GMT -5
Mike, i also have the navman on my outboard. ihave it tied into their gps so i can make my fuel usage be on the screen in a small box at all times. i am always making little tweaks offshore to try and conserve.
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Post by phoenix29 on Feb 8, 2006 9:48:22 GMT -5
I have a Lowrance GPS and a year after I bought it they came out with a model that had the same capability. You gotta love electronics. What's best I still think is that it shows you how much gas a few RPM's can burn. What I've found is that you hit a point where you are burning a lot more gas, but not getting the speed to justify it. Knowing that point increases your range and keeps money in your pocket.
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Post by mainelady on Feb 8, 2006 19:38:44 GMT -5
thanks for the info.
guess i need to get to west marine and look one of them up
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