jchoe98
New Member
- Feb 26, 2011
- 13
- Boat Info
- amberjack 290, 2007
- Engines
- twin 350HP Mercruiser MPI Horizon's, v-drive
hello all. i love my boat but i feel like i burn a heck of a lot of fuel and wanted to get your advice/thoughts.
to be more specific, here's my boat condition and how she ran this past weekend:
- bottom powerwashed (1 week ago)
- 2 adults
- full tank of gas
- twin mag350's, v-drive
- compression test completed last year, perfect
- i ran her for 30 miles at 3700 rpms (planes best at 3700, goes about 26 knots)
-i burned 30 gallons in each tank (ie - 60 gallons total)
question #1) does this sound about right? if so, this puts me in the max range of about 110 miles when going 3700 rpms at 26 knots.
how do i know i burned 30 gallons in each tank? because i filled the gas to the top before and refilled back up to the top after.
question #2) i have port and starboard tanks and they seem to be totally separate from each other. ie - if one tank ran dry, then i would only run on one engine until i can refill the other tank. is this correct?
thanks all in advance for your thoughts/advice/opinions.
to be more specific, here's my boat condition and how she ran this past weekend:
- bottom powerwashed (1 week ago)
- 2 adults
- full tank of gas
- twin mag350's, v-drive
- compression test completed last year, perfect
- i ran her for 30 miles at 3700 rpms (planes best at 3700, goes about 26 knots)
-i burned 30 gallons in each tank (ie - 60 gallons total)
question #1) does this sound about right? if so, this puts me in the max range of about 110 miles when going 3700 rpms at 26 knots.
how do i know i burned 30 gallons in each tank? because i filled the gas to the top before and refilled back up to the top after.
question #2) i have port and starboard tanks and they seem to be totally separate from each other. ie - if one tank ran dry, then i would only run on one engine until i can refill the other tank. is this correct?
thanks all in advance for your thoughts/advice/opinions.