fuel burn per hour
 

I need some help from all of you experienced guys. I am wondering what kind of fuel burn per hour you could expect from this boat

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o36151-en.html

at 60 mph which should be easily in it's sweet spot for just cruising around. I am trying to do some calculations for possible distance/range.
I am new to the bigger go fast boats and know that it will be an educated guess at best. Thanks in advance for any help given!!!

Gotta be honest, and no offense, but if you are new to higher performance boats I am not sure this is the one for you- 120 mph cats are normally not the best boats to learn on, find a stable deep vee that runs in the 70's and move to the higher speeds later! Had a friend killed about 15 yrs ago, bought a boat he shouldnt have based on his inexperience with fast boats, said ill just cruise in it until i know what i am doing, had a few beers one night and lost control at full throttle, died instantly.

I agree 100% with GFS !!!!!!

but i also tell u with twin 700+ procharged 500's it will be about 2.5 gallons per mile !!!! :party-smiley-004:

That boat falls into the category that if you have to ask about gas mileage, then it is not for you.

Between $hitty and REAL $hitty

Figure .5 lbs fuel per hour HP. Use max HP at WOT....best guess at cruise. Gas is about 6.5-7 lbs gal. If you run out of gas before you get back to dock, rework your HP estimate :drink:

Its only money
 

If you're worried about gas then this boat is not for you!
Just my 02 Cents :lolhit:

50 Gph @ 60 .....

Buying gas will be the cheapest part of owning a boat like this by far!!!!!!

I hope you realize that fuel will be about least expensive thing on that boat.
If you are new to bigger go fast boats, NOBODY is going to insure you in a 120mph cat and you shouldn't be driving one anyway.

BTW, 50-60GPH at cruise speeds.

I had Procharged 500's in a V-hull. That 50gph isn't far off. Insurance for non-cat experienced driver will cost more than the fuel you burn all year.

My 31 Cig Bullet burns 40 GPH w/ 575 HP each. My boat is for sale and could be a great boat for you!!!!

Thanks for the replies. Right now I'm just doing some research for a possible "project".
The owner of the boat pm'd me with some info.

LMAO!!

:D

I just filled up last night.....and did calculations that I probably shouldn't have.:drink:

I went 136 miles (95% of this was 3600-4000rpm's) in a 38 Cigarette with 800's
I burned 171 gallons

That is .8 mpg...or 1.25 gallons per mile

70 gallons of AvGas @ $4.70 per=$330
101 gallons of 93 octane @ $3.279 per= $330

So, that's $660 to go 136 miles for a grand total per mile of .....................$4.85 per mile.

Like everyone else has said, the gas isn't the expensive part.....breaking chit is and everything breaks eventually.........if you use it :)

Last Saturday Long Is Sound
 

My 382 was probably the slowest and nearly the only powerboat boat out there Saturday afternoon. Sea's were 3's an occasional 5. I trimmed 3 down backed off to 30 MPH and had a fairly soft ride. My Granddaughter was asleep in the back seat so I wasn't going to get crazy but I couldn't help but wonder what the ride would have been like at 50 - 60. One of you guys must know.

P.S. I am the slowest guy on the highway too.

My apologies I meant the above to be a new topic

What does that translate into GPH? Roughly

I agree with all the comments about gas being the cheapest part of owning a HP boat. Every year something unexpected breaks and usually has big costs associated with the repair.
I can't imagine what your insurance will cost :eek:
Unless you have a lot of cash to burn do yourself a favor and start out with something to learn on first. JMO

I run a 382 with 500 EFI's and burn slightly better than 1 gallon per mile at 3800 rpm's.
Good Luck with your project.