Always interested in seeing how varying boat/motor combinations go, how they fair, fuel consumption, speed, ride etc. If you got a rig you'd like to share some information with us then feel free. Good to get some real life boat comparisons for a change. Even if you've got some past boats you had please tell us about them as well, I'm definetely interested.
P.S: If you're not interested then please shut up!
Hi,
The boat and motor package I'm running now is a ProCraft boat and Mercury motor. It's 19'-6" in length with a 200 hp EFI Mercury. It has a nice dry ride and is very stable even at high speeds. It is slightly heavy though, weighing in at about 1700 lbs. Fuel usage is about average, from 3 mpg at WOT(70-72mph) to 7 mpg at 4000 rpm(45 mph). It is a very fisherman friendly boat with plenty of storage for rods, tackle, and other gear. It probably has the largest and best livewell system put in a bass boat yet. The livewell is 50 US gal. with two fill/aeration pumps and two recirculating pumps with the Pro Air system to add fresh oxygen in when the pumps turn on. It has large, wide decks that as many as three people can fish off of. I think it is a great all around fishing boat.
Stumpy
Where the ski pole again?
Yanks it's all about speed?Hows it go with a big greeny coming at you?
Nice rig stumpy what do they cost in the USA?
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Not too many greenies comin at you fishing for bass
Nice rig
This was my old rig (im currently boatless)
Cruise Craft 5.06m half cabin with 120 HP Evinrude both 1986 models.
Speeds from GPS:
The sweet spot cruising speed was about 3800rpm @ 21-22 knots
Fast cruise 4500rpm @ 27 knots
5500rpm @ 36 knots.
WOT = over 6000rpn as it was under propped. I never did that for long enough to get a GPS reading
Fuel use was about 20-25 litres per hour cruising with a bit of idling and sounding around mixed in.
The VRO oil use was around 60 or 65:1 I'd guess on average
Greg P
Originally Posted by Kopey
So how does your rig go Kopy???
With my 130 I get 44klm/hr @4100rpm using 21l/hr using a 4 blade 17 solas winds out to 38 knots at 5800 rpm
Garry
Retired Honda Master Tech
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Around here you can get boats ranging anywhere from $3k to $4k all the way up to $70k for a new Ranger Z21 or Skeeter I Class. My rig is about average. I got it new in 2004 fully loaded for about $30k. You can get some really good deals during the winter months if you try hard enough, sometimes getting the dealer to come off the price by as much as $6k-$8k. I just got what I could afford, couldn't see paying $500 or $600 a month for something that wouldn't take me to work.
What's a greeny? Should I be afraid?
Stumpy
Well I love mine to death but hey who doesn't love their boat.
1994 Haines Signature 492F running a Oil Injection Suzuki 85.
Ride smooth as with the 33-21 Deadrise hull
WOT is 5300rpm Top Speed 60kph (32 knots) with 13 1/4 X 17 prop
Cruise 4500rpm average 45kph (24 knots)
Fuel 1.4km per litter or 11 liters per hour (Average)
600kg on the water (Approx)
94 Southwind cuddy, by sportfish. 50hp Yamaha.
WOT 46kph. I've got to fit a fuel gauge yet. About all i'm sure of is with the 60lt. tank full i can get 2 trips out in the bay (1 trip from Cleveland or Wello, to the islands Green, Mud, to Amity, Dunwich, Peel and back.)
normally cruise at around 3500rpm ..this gives about 24 to 27 knots depending on wind/tide etc.
WOT - 4600rpm - 39 knots
fuel usage..never worked it out and never want to..might scare me.
Please excuse my ignorance, but what does the WOT stand for?
cheers
Mike
Hi Mike
WOT = Wide Open Throttle
So basically flat out
cheers
Rod
If you didn't love the boat you have, it might be time for a new one.
My old seafarer vermont is around 30 yrs old, I've had the transom & timbers all replaced ( except the stringers , they were ok), the trailer got a rebuild just after that, add a new 115 Merc carb feed 2/ & I could have nearly bought a new boat!!!!! (not to mention a new sounder, cutting boards etc)
Why did I bother???
All of this work was done after 5yrs of owning her & around 20,000 miles at sea.
To me she is the only rig I ever want to own, she has proved herself to me time & again, my boys laugh at me all the time "Gee thats a nice boat, but I would still rather have mine !!!!"
With the new motor I have I have clocked it at 48mph in the river, still with a bit left, usual running speed, up to 33knts in a reasonable ocean, normal consumption around 25lts per hour.
Muzz
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