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vette131

05-01-2008 12:37 PM

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.

berns29scarab

05-01-2008 04:27 PM

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

vette131

05-02-2008 06:41 AM

thanks for the reply. so the guys claiming 6mpg at 80mph
are blowing smoke.

berns29scarab

05-02-2008 08:10 AM

unless they were proped waaaaaaaaaaaay differently

aim300x

06-04-2008 10:12 AM

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

dreamboater

07-02-2008 06:58 AM

Best I have heard with 300x's on a 28 Skater was 1.8-2.2 mpg at 75-80.

getchasum111

07-14-2008 01:33 PM

yea thats not even close...around 1.6 to 2.0 tops...

Brad Zastrow

07-14-2008 02:21 PM

Motion cat with triple 280's I would get 1.5 mpg on a fast cruise of 80 mph.

2 Trick Rick

08-22-2008 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vette131 (Post 2545510)

. so the guys claiming 6mpg at 80mph

Mybe towing it .... :evilb:

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