T&T: CAT 3208

[Robin Brueckner]

My guess: The fuel burn at 8 to 10 knots is likely to give you around 1.5 to 2
NMPG. It takes a certain amount of HP to push a given boat at a given speed
and will be roughly similar for many modern four cycle  diesel engines. Thats
a bit fast for a 39 ft boat.

If you want economy, you'll likely do better to cruise  about 6 or so knots.
And if you are really fuel oriented, go for a single engine boat....Hull
speed: 1.2(sq root LWL) would suggest  roughly 7.4  knots as hull speed....but
few "trawlers" are really that...most are hard chined ...so I'd stick with 6
knots. Rob Brueckner1972 Hatteras YF
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