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Originally Posted by NoBozo
I had a 32 foot.. 10,500 pound Sailboat over 25 years ago. I sailed it to Bermuda in 1981..but that is irrelevant. It had a 15HP Yanmar diesel. It burned 1/5 GPH. Yup..I'm not making this up....real world experience. That's ONE gallon every FIVE hours....BTW at 6 Knots.  I am an engineer and as such am obsessed with keeping records.  NB |
Not surprised at all. A diesel engine on a sailboat hull (which by design is generally engineered for minimal drag and high efficiency in the water), I find that totally believable.