Coley
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Reged: 18/08/2007
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Just wonderd if any andbody has run a Sealine F37 with KAD44s over a couple of seasons and what kind of fuel consumption they are acchiving. I know that there are so many variables as to make the question a little meaningless, however I seem to average about 60lts per hour at 3200 rpm, cruising 20/22knts. Anybody similar?
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Adrianb
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Reged: 16/03/2005
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Loc: Hants
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Cue Wiggo ! or DJEFabs...........
I had an F36 a few years ago, but can't remember - diesel was 22p p l then...............ol the old days
Adrian
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Argonautical
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Reged: 20/05/2007
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Loc: North Bedfordshire
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Hi there, I have a Fairline Targa 37, on KAD 44's and would say most of our running is at about 24-25 knotts.
Burn is roughly 56 litres per hour.
Jas.
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jrb1978
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Your traga will be completely different to the F37 Jas - lighter boat, on efficient(ish) outdrives vs a heavy fly bridge boat on shafts.
I would expect your 56l/hr to be closer to 80l/hr on the F37
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DAKA
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Reged: 07/01/2005
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Loc: Nomadic
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@ 21knts cruise you have calculated 1.6 NM per gal
If working out my range on an F37 with 44s I would work on 1.4 mpg @20 knts
I dont know the F37 intimately but I know the predecessor 350, 1.6 mpg @ cruise speed of 20 knts .........no chance
I think most of us work in mile per gal or litters per mile
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Coley
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Reged: 18/08/2007
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Thanks for the comments. I am going to have to fill her to the top and do some proper calcs. Cheers
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Wiggo
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We seem to average around 1.2 mpg with KAMD43's cruising around 22-24kn, but we are very heavily loaded. Best we ever got was 1.4 to the gallon. Anyway, at 1.2 mpg it comes out to around 80 l/h like Jez said.
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ItS
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Reged: 12/08/2003
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My F37 with KAD 300s returns 1.1mpg at 24/25knots, about 3,600 rpm
It's been pretty consistent over 6 years. KAD 44s should return a little better.
Reckon most of the fuel is turned into soot and is deposited on the transom....
ItS
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trouville
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Reged: 10/06/2004
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Loc: crusing with an Arpège
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From an sms i got our 28 footer has just been "toped up" with £800 of Diesel(1100euros)& back on her mooring.
Thats what i heard from my son i dont think were doing much better
Id just found an old car mag which listed new cars i could have bought a new mini cooper"s" lotus cortina alfa even a BMW for less
In the med diesels very expensive almost 1.50 liter and set to double by the end of the year
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Subsea
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Reged: 17/10/2007
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Hi,
What about crusing at lower speeds - say 10 knots. How does this affect fuel consumption and is it better to run on one engine at that speed - assuming a diesel powered cruiser like a Targa 37.
Thanks
Jeff
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