lenseman
(regular)
19/12/2007 00:23
Re: Looking for a Boat but advice needed re the Red Diesel Debacle!

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and when I checked the specs on this boat it has a tank of 2850 litres!! Am I wrong in assuming that come Nov 2008 it will cost 3 grand to fill her up?




Hiya Mark, welcome to YBW forums. I have been interested in this market for the past 2 years and more importantly and not often mentioned is another fundimental.

How many engines, cruising speed and number of litres an hour per engine.

I did look at a boat the other week and discovered the fuel consumption was 45 GALLONS per hour at 17 knots cruising (top speed 25 knots!

I created an Excel Spreadsheet to do the maths and I am now looking at a full displacement motor yacht which has a top speed around 6 knots and a tank capacity of 2500 litres with those sort of figures I can expect a range of 2,000 miles. I have a very real reason to go for range over top speed. It might be worth thinking about

Once you go semi-displacement or full plane, then your fuel will disappear as if being drunk through a straw.

Good luck



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