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Overkill for an auxiliary outboard?

by sprocker » 26 Jun 2016, 14:33

This arrived recently in our Marina, and got me thinking about the litres per minute it would do.......

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Re: Overkill for an auxiliary outboard?

by shibbs » 26 Jun 2016, 17:11

Erm, I'm going to throw a rough guess out there and say - quite a lot!!! :mrgreen: :lol:
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Re: Overkill for an auxiliary outboard?

by ian h » 26 Jun 2016, 20:13

I would say around 1.5 miles per gallon with that set up top speed of 60 - 65 mph
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Re: Overkill for an auxiliary outboard?

by Ianfs » 26 Jun 2016, 20:16

Flat out very roughly 300 litres an hour. :o :? :roll:
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Re: Overkill for an auxiliary outboard?

by sprocker » 26 Jun 2016, 20:29

ian h wrote:I would say around 1.5 miles per gallon with that set up top speed of 60 - 65 mph


Blimey, he's got a bigger pair than me if he does 65mph across Torbay! I get cold feet at my WOT of 28knots.....
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