James Lee
Member
Hello this is my first year with “my” new 2005 290 AJ it has twin 5.0 mpi’s. I’m winding how my fuel use compares and if I have any sort of problem. Boat is running great and seems to be normal speed for rpm’s etc. at 32-3500 rpm’s I’m going around 25-28 mph. WOT I’m getting 4200-4400 rpm’s and I’m going 40 mph max.
my question is to me I seem to be using a lot of fuel just for everyday cruising etc. I very rarely run boat at full throttle. I typically stay around 3200-3500 rpm’s and cruise around 25-28 mph.
When I fill up full and if I spend a typical day or two cruising finding fishing spots etc. everything within 5-7 miles I come back and I’m at half a tank on the gauges.
Which leads me to my next question. Last time I filled up my gauges were reading LOW FUEL. I actually thought I was going to run out of gas getting to the pumps. I filled up and it only took 50-55 gal. Which means I actually had over half a tank left. I have 2 115 gal tanks.
I’ve re- calibrated the smart craft guages and when full it reads correctly etc. so my main question I guess is, do you think I’m having a fuel consumption issue or is it an issue with the gauges?
regardless if I’m full with 115 gal in each rank after 2 days of normal cruising use. Is it normal to be at half tank ?? Seems like a lot to me.
my question is to me I seem to be using a lot of fuel just for everyday cruising etc. I very rarely run boat at full throttle. I typically stay around 3200-3500 rpm’s and cruise around 25-28 mph.
When I fill up full and if I spend a typical day or two cruising finding fishing spots etc. everything within 5-7 miles I come back and I’m at half a tank on the gauges.
Which leads me to my next question. Last time I filled up my gauges were reading LOW FUEL. I actually thought I was going to run out of gas getting to the pumps. I filled up and it only took 50-55 gal. Which means I actually had over half a tank left. I have 2 115 gal tanks.
I’ve re- calibrated the smart craft guages and when full it reads correctly etc. so my main question I guess is, do you think I’m having a fuel consumption issue or is it an issue with the gauges?
regardless if I’m full with 115 gal in each rank after 2 days of normal cruising use. Is it normal to be at half tank ?? Seems like a lot to me.