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Originally Posted by Nightlife1970
(Post 3174215)
. Let's face it, I don't know many people that can stay just at cruize. Most start pushing that throttle forward once the speed changes you....
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Originally Posted by Anchorman
(Post 3174311)
Dave you know me and i just cruise... at 5200RPM's:lolhit:
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"That makes me think a 496 HO would be the best choise. Maby with a mildly set charger."
I have never seen a mildly set charger, that's a year old. :lolhit: "Speed changes you" Get the twins. i have the single. :drink: |
Who and the hell would worry about how much
fuel you would use when it comes to boating, if fuel is a problem do not buy a boat . Twins are the way to go, if you have 496 s do not build them, they ll last for ever just service them well. I have 740 hrs and no problems. |
Originally Posted by Nightlife1970
(Post 3174215)
In my personal experience, I burned far more gas in a single than I do with my twin. I was always pushing the single engine harder to acheive speed. Where as I get that speed at lower RPM's with the twins.
It is possible if you were to strickly run at cruize, that the single may be better on fuel. The thing is you will burn much more at take off and at higher speeds because you are working that engine harder. Let's face it, I don't know many people that can stay just at cruize. Most start pushing that throttle forward once the speed changes you.... Or that and the fact that the singel engine 29 is about 5.600 lbs and the dubble 6.800 lbs. |
Originally Posted by Teo
(Post 3174808)
I know the mpg will vanish as soon as I start playing around and thats fine with me. The thing is that there is an island I probably will go to lots of times and it is about 170 miles away from shore and that is the only thing thats makes me think about the mpg at cruise.
Or that and the fact that the singel engine 29 is about 5.600 lbs and the dubble 6.800 lbs. Certainly you are going to burn fuel faster with the twins, but you are going to go faster as well. I know i go farther on the same fuel with my twin engines than I did with my single. |
Not only would I think it's better on fuel, but being 170 miles from shore on a single wouldn't make me feel very secure.
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170 miles from shore in a 29' anything wouldn't make me secure no matter how it was powered. :eek:
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I´ve done that journey in a smaller boat. The waters are pritty calm over here.
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Originally Posted by Irishtornado
(Post 3174878)
Not only would I think it's better on fuel, but being 170 miles from shore on a single wouldn't make me feel very secure.
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