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[boashna]

I call Tow boat usa once a week and save a ton of money on fuel. I call them for inbound trip because I don't want to drive back drunk and I like to save on fuel .. membership has its rewards.

[bobuncle]

I think this channel should be required watching for anyone looking at getting into boating. Excellent content. Such a blessing.

[ZZzrDeYezZZ]

This is one of the few channels I have ever clicked the notification bell on 'ALL'!
Amazing source of info. I have a new job at a marine shop so I'm here learning everything under the sun. Thank you for being exact, precise, and knowledgeable on nearly if not all boating subjects.

[ernestpaul]

I don't even have a boat and I watch as many of the channels as I can to learn as much as I can. I just recently sub'd, like this morning, to BAB. The technical aspects and opinions are about the best of I have come across. I am 62 and medically retired on a fixed income. With that being said, I still am looking to get an older Wellcraft 248 Offshore to refit and use for fishing with my younger brother. I am of the opinion after having used a rental with a four stroke 200 Yamaha that I will be re-powering with a 4S 250 Yamaha on a bracket. It my never come to fruition, but I can research and plan my boat based on the information available. I was aware of the general idiosyncrasies of a boat's makeup, but I never had cause to get really in-depth into it like my sister and BIL who are avid boaters with a 26' Formula and a 32' Tempest. Now more recently taking notes in my dedicated notebook. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the tadpoles. BTW, the Offshore will be used primarily in fresh water, in Lake George New York.

[darrenwillis]

I agree with everything your video stated. I have also been told that using a jack plate to remove even more of the engine from the water will also decrease fuel consumption dramatically, with no loss of speed.

[xlandscaper]

I recently downsized from a 24' with 225 Johnson 18gph cruising, to being super happy with my parker1801 and its fuel sipping consumption. I typically get 4.5gph fully loaded at gps 27mph #gaugesaver

[lbwade]

As always love the info in your videos!!

[codyyork]

I've never measured my fuel consumption, but determined my optimal cruising speed by listening for when the motor sounds to be freely running (doesnt sound like it's under much of a load). Plenty of smooth water and distance to mess with speed and trim on the Missouri river. Around 35mph. Bayliner 212 cuddy with a 5.0l.

[MatanuskaHIGH]

2016 Tracker targa V20, 150 mercury 4 stroke, wasilla, AK. Thank you for the informational videos!

[scottk]

25'-6" Cobia CC with twin Yamaha F115's - Best economy is 28-30 MPH getting around 2.7 to 3 MPG depending on load and sea state. WOT is 40-42 MPH I didn't know when I bought it (used), but the props were not matched correctly. They were both the same size (according to the casting stamps) but I could never reach full RPM on my port engine. It was always 2-300 lower than the starbd.
Took it to a mechanic and he diagnosed a high pressure fuel leak inside the VST and also that the cupping of one prop was different than the other. After fixing the fuel leak I lake tested and was about 150 rpm lower then. I found a pair of matched props 13x17 - 3 blade, put them on and bam, back up to 6K on each engine now. I keep the originals as emergency spares now, and can fix my own VST fuel pump issues :-)
PS - Eric aka UncleBob at Gaugesaver is awesome, they redid all my gauges three years ago and turned out fantastic! I bought some of the rubber covers and they still look good. We are planning a #FPTower trip in May sometime looking for mahi and maybe a stay out there too!

[LevelArtist]

2005 20’ seahawk w/ 150ph 2 stroke. Haven’t tinker with it enough to get to the sweet spot. I’ll definitely will pay more attention to it now. Thanks for the awesome video. #gaugesaver

[Cruisingthesouth]

Love the video! I have a 1994 Searay 34 foot express cruiser I cruise about 20 kn at 3000 RPM roughly 16 gallons an hour which prior to this video I thought it was really bad but she’s a very large boat 11 1/2 foot beam I’m actually quite content with my numbers now thank you for the video I’m going to make a video about this thank you guys

[Brad-idge]

Great video. Thanks again. At the end of the day It's all about SMILES PER GALLON!

[motorvN]

Excellent video - lots of great info. I've been aware of the benefits of trimming up for years but did not realize it could be THAT dramatic. Unfortunately the gauge package on my 2004 Scout Dorado 175 doesn't report fuel burn and the fuel gauge is incredibly crude so I'm going to have to install some kind of aftermarket fuel burn meter. (Hey, how bout that for a future Tech Tues!). What I did figure out a couple years ago by topping off the tank, taking a two hour run, one heading for half, then reverse heading home, then topping off again and doing some math was that a slow plane of about 22 mph constant, just me, and that full 30 gal tank, it worked out to just 2 gal/HR out of the Yamaha 90 4-stroke. That really impressed me (cuz I'm a cheap SOB... 😎). I'd say tho my normal cruise is closer to 30 mph (WOT gets me 40...) so Im looking forward to recalculating. I just wanted to see how little fuel I could burn that first run.

[MicheleAgostini]

My boat is 24 feet and I have 2 Mercury Optimax 135 (my 2007). My cruising speed is about 24/27 knots (around 3.500 rpm) and about 34 liters per hour (9 gallons/h). Top speed is 43 knots.

[paprt]

Good day,
2015 260 SeaRay 350 dual props.
Gets up, and stays up on plane, with the help of trim tabs, at a speed of twenty five mph at thirty two hundred RPM.

[rogerroger]

Man you all rock! Such good information man.

[TheDoug]

150 opti fishing with a 20ft sunbird we fish 6 hours from idling to fast move to different spots we burn about 1/2 mercury 5 gallon tank. It gives my sons 25hp mercury a run for its money on fuel economy fishing wide-open cruising it will get hungry but not that bad. AMAZING.. i GUTTED that boat when I got it redid all the stringers and foam its so lite my little wife can push it around the shop we keep the belly tank 1/2 full for ballast for fear of being tipped over.

[andrewfyakim]

I had to watch this three times just to capture all the information you squeezed into 10 minutes; it is uncanny!

[kdquick]

Finally a relevant useful video, great job looking forward to the next one.