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05-01-2008, 01:37 PM
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Location: Slidell,La
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30 with outboards fuel mileage
30 with 300s what kind of mileage at cruise & wot? considering a switch to the dark side for
fuel mileage & reliability.
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05-01-2008, 05:27 PM
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boatless and on the prowl
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Beachwood,NJ
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i had a 1998 30 with 2003 300x's...cruising at 45-4700 rpms was right about 78 mph i was burning approx 40 galls per hour. on the limiters 107 mph was about 75 gallons an hour...spinning 15x32 3 blade's
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05-02-2008, 07:41 AM
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26 american offshore
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thanks for the reply. so the guys claiming 6mpg at 80mph
are blowing smoke.
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05-02-2008, 09:10 AM
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boatless and on the prowl
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Beachwood,NJ
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unless they were proped waaaaaaaaaaaay differently
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06-04-2008, 11:12 AM
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Cruising to nyc from long island is a 102 mile trip for me. With wife in boat ill cruise around 65 to 75mph. Boat used 50 gallons
01 30 spec 300x
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07-02-2008, 07:58 AM
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Gold Member
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Southern Maryland
Posts: 1,221
2000 28 Skater
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Best I have heard with 300x's on a 28 Skater was 1.8-2.2 mpg at 75-80.
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07-14-2008, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Fort Walton Beach Fl.
Posts: 713
1999 spectre 30/ 98 Maxum cuddy
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yea thats not even close...around 1.6 to 2.0 tops...
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07-14-2008, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: McHenry, Illinois
Posts: 1,993
39 MTI "Wildcat",
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Motion cat with triple 280's I would get 1.5 mpg on a fast cruise of 80 mph.
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08-22-2008, 10:18 AM
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Racer
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Chesterfield, MI
Posts: 2,203
34 Sea Ray Sedan, 30ft Vicious Cat, 16ft Checkmate, 10ft Ceaser
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Quote:
Originally Posted by vette131
. so the guys claiming 6mpg at 80mph
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Mybe towing it .... 
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