Re: [omc-boats] Re: Fuel Range Question

Based on my experience with the same hull and engine, you are easily going
to get 100 miles to a tank, regardless of speed or load. You might get
125 -150 miles if you throttled back to optimum steady cruise RPM and the
boat was lightly loaded. We do a lot of stop/start skiing/tubing and always
with four or five adults in the boat, but we still seem to run for four or
more hours before even thinking about fuel. Nonetheless, I always start out
with a full tank and try not to run it below 1/4 on the guage. Fill-ups
usually take on 10-11 gallons

I've thought about installing a fuel-flow transducer to get more accurate
readings, but where we boat, we are never more than about 6-7 miles away
from fuel at the worst.

Lee

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From: "Jesse Keaton" <J.Keaton@...>
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Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 1:21 PM
Subject: [omc-boats] Re: omc-boats-digest V1 #270

> Hi Tom...
> I'm goin to SC in July and I have a 1967 Evinrude 155 sportsman...It's got
a 15
> gallon gas tank on it with the v-6...I never had this boat on the water
since I
> been restoring it...I wonder if you or anyone can tell me about how far I
can go
> on a tank of gas with the v-6...About the rub rail...I have a strip about
3 ft.
> that has the rubber missing...I looked everywhere and cant find anything
that
> will work...I wish you luck in finding it,,and I'm just gonna end up
making my
> own insert for it ...If you or anyone wants the seats that came off my
sportsman
> let me know...It would have cost me more to re do them around here so I
bought
> new seats for it...I hated to do that,,and wanted to keep it
original...The foam
> and wood is in great shape,,the covering is cracked and gone in some
> places....The frame has been broken is acouple of places,,nothing bad,,but
need
> welding ...I tryed to weld one place,,but the welder I have dont work good
with
> alum...Cant get enought heat for it to stick...Anyways,,I rather give them
to
> someone that needs them then to have them sit and take up space..If you
want
> them I'll be in Garden City the last week in July,,and back and forth to
James
> Island around Charleston........
> Glad to see you got your boat goin good....I bought mine off e-bay frm
a
> person in Mich...They had it sittin on Lake Mich. for sometimes cause
below the
> water line the gelcoat was cracked really bad...Pretty much shattered..I
been
> takin Evercoat filler and pushing it into the cracks and sanding...Now I'm
to
> the sprayin the epoxy paint on...I have some of the bottom done just to
see how
> it's gonna work,,and it's looking great...I love these old OMC
boats...Hate to
> see one go to waste..........
> Hope you enjoy your as much as I know I'm gonna do mine!!!!
>
> omc-boats-digest wrote:
>
> > omc-boats-digest Monday, April 11 2005 Volume 01 : Number
270
> >
> > [omc-boats] Hi
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:57:36 -0400
> > From: "Thomas Klauber" <tklauber@...>
> > Subject: [omc-boats] Hi
> >
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> > I put the Rogue in the water last week and ran down toward Georgetown SC
=
> > for about an hour and turned around and came back to Bucksport Marina =
> > and noodled around between Bucksport and Conway SC. The boat ran perfect
=
> > - - the wiring didn't miss a beat - this just shows that an amateur can
do =
> > his own work if enough time and energy ( and yes a little money ) is =
> > put into the project. I am now working on a new top which will be a =
> > prototype along the lines of the original vinyl top which I still have =
> > but has hopelessly shrunk and dry rotted. I am using my brother's sewing
=
> > machine which he bought to do the sails for his sailboat. I am using =
> > sunbrella. I hope to make another in several years to use on a permanent
=
> > basis if I can do a good enough job on this one. If it all blows up =
> > tomorrow it will have been worth it! I have been wondering about how I =
> > am going to redo the rub rail. Any body out there know who manufactured
=
> > the alum. rail and insert? I have tried a search on line with little =
> > success. I see Chris Craft used the same rail with their trihull of the
=
> > early 70's and they probably got it left over from OMC. See the picture
=
> > on this sight of the Chris Craft Gull Wing. I just put a bid on some =
> > trailer hubs on ebay cause no-one else did and I hate to see them go. =
> > Hopefully someone will need them worse than I. No rims or tires - just
=
> > bare hubs with brake discs. I may put them up for grabs later on this =
> > site if I get them. Hope everyone is well and getting set for the =
> > summer. Tom K.
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> > prototype=20
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> > hopelessly=20
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> > bought to=20
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> > another in=20
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> > with=20
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> > will=20
> > need them worse than I.&nbsp; No rims or tires - just bare hubs with =
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> > Hope=20
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