[PUP] Krogen 55 Expedition vs Dashew FPB64

[Ron Rogers]

Ignoring the vagaries of mermaid hair, I do remember some emails on the 
Trawler List where it was pointed out that some twin engine installations 
consumed the same or less fuel than their single engine counterparts. I have 
no clue as to why, but a single engine of "X" power may or may not burn more 
fuel than twin engines of "1/2 X" power.

The arguments for twin engines on a world cruiser is just about as 
meretricious as those for a single engine. I need to go back and read 
Dashew's rationale for their going with twin engines.

Ron Rogers

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Cooper" <swansong at gmn-usa.com>
|
| I'll bet those marketing Nordhavn and Kadey Krogen folks are capable of
| spinning the "assumptions" and coming up with very different "ranges" that
| each product is capable of. In reality you as the owner are the only one
| that can determine this. There isn't some magic range boosting hull that
| runs of the hall effect spun from the hair of mermaids. Similar hulls of
| similar weight, beam, wl, windage and power have very similar fuel burns 
at the same displacement speeds.
|
| As always YMMV and usually does.....
|
| Dave & Nancy