GL: Local cruising and fuel consumption

[Rich Gano]

When you consider that yesterday I took delivery of an $800 heat exchanger
for the stbd engine, and spent an additional $70 on the hose and parts to
reroute the seawater supply line to the stbd shaft packing, the idea of
slowing on such a short trip to save less than $200 sounds dopey.  But I was
just sticking to the subject of fuel savings.  For a trawler, it makes sense
to slow down on really long trips like a look, but for this trip and the
post I sent, it was more an intellectual exercise, wasn't it?
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Randy Pickelmann [mailto:rwp_48 at yahoo.com]
  Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:04 AM
  To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
  Cc: richgano at gmail.com
  Subject: Local cruising and fuel consumption


  Rich wrote, " Running at the slower speed and NOT anchoring for a 10-hour
rest each way
  (as well as avoiding open water during T-strm activity) uses only 90
gallons
  ($406) saving another $63 over and above the $120 we'd save by avoiding a
  two-part running at hull speed (30%)."

  I used to always say that nobody ever bought a boat because they wanted to
save money.  But after reading Rich's post, now I'm not so sure!


  Regards,

  Randy Pickelmann

  MORNING STAR

  lying in Clearwater, FL

  www.morningstar.talkspot.com