[Sentoa] Fuel mileage on 220hp 32

[Richard Moore]

Our 2001 32, we averaged 2.66 gal per hour over 2936 nm on a trip to 
Alaska, at 1600 to 1800
rpm.  We can get below 2 gal/hr at lower settings.  We also have the 220 
Cummins.

Dick Moore
RAVEN
Anacortes




Cameron Sharpe wrote:
> Tom: Regarding fuel mileage.  We cruised 391.28 NM (the lesser of two 
> measurements) on 113 gallons (US) of diesel at 1300 to 1400 RPM on our NT 32 
> during a cruise to Princess Louisa Sound in late May.  That came out to 3.46 
> NM/ Gal.  Ours is a 1999 model 220HP Cummins 6BT5.9M turbo with 1200 hrs.
>
> A friend on my dock with a 2001 model told me he sees 3.5 NM/Gal. routinely 
> at 1400.  That runs us at about 7.8 kt to 8kt Speed over Ground.  A friend 
> cruising with us in a 49' Bayliner stopped at every fuel dock along the way. 
> What we pay for the Nordic quality, we get back at the fuel dock.
>
> Cameron Sharpe,  Seastar  NT32-128,  Port Ludlow, WA. 
>
>
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