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>>Hi >>Still looking to buy a boat fancy Seamaster 30 going >>to view some in New year. Seen 1990 Seamaster 30 >>special commission it has twin Ford FSD 75hp engines. >>Cruising speed 6 knots using 6 6 Gal an hour at >>cruising speed. >>This seems a lot of fuel other 30's state under 1 gal >>an hour is this 1gal per hour realistic. >>Many thanks >>Monty > >A good rule of thumb for a non-turbo diesel seems to >be about 1 UK gallon per hour for 15-20 HP. The FSD 75 >seems to be more towards 20 HP. > >So at full chat, you might expect about 7.5 gallons an >hour. > >For cruising at 6 knots it would be considerably >lower. My guess would be between 0.5 and 1 UK gallon >per hour. If it is more than that, something is wrong >- badly wrong. > >Ian

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