Before reading on, please take a moment to fill out this week’s survey so we can share your knowledge and experiences with the Cruising Compass family. Thanks.
Thanks to all reader readers who took the time to fill out last week’s survey on fuel consumption. Of those who replied, 65% said they have run furl consumption tests to calculate usage at various rpms. Regarding cruising speed RPMs, 51% run at 2000, 33% run at 2500, 13% run at 1500 and 3% run at 3000.
At cruising speed, 36% burn 0.75 gallons per hour, 31% burn 0.5 gallons, 19% burn 1.0 gallons and 2% burn 1.5 gallons. Regarding maximum motoring range with full fuel tanks, 22% said 301 to 400 miles, 20% 201 to 300 miles, 17% said more than 600 miles, 14% said 401 to 500 miles, 14% said 501 to 600 miles and 13% 100 to 200 miles. So, almost a third have boats that can motor more than 400 miles.
Regarding cruising speeds under power, 42% said 6 knots, 33% said 5 knots, 20% said 7 knots and 5% said 4 knots. No one selected 8 knots.
