Attention Boaters

[bapace]

Is there an online resource to find out expected gas consumption for boats? I'm planning on buying a boat soon and this is something that I haven't found a lot of information about.

Thanks,

-bapace

 

[KK]

I think boattest.com has some good guides if they have your boat written up.

 

[DVad3r]

What kind of boat are you planning to get with what type of engine? Ahh no matter though, any motorboat guzzles gas like there is no tomorow. I guess that's why my dad has a sailboat 🙂

 

[bootymac]

What are you searching for? The fuel consumption of a specific model or just general information about boats consuming fuel? 😛

 

[BAMAVOO]

Originally posted by: DVad3r
What kind of boat are you planning to get with what type of engine? Ahh no matter though, any motorboat guzzles gas like there is no tomorow. I guess that's why my dad has a sailboat 🙂

Not exactly. The 4 bangers do pretty well on gas. They will run about 43-45 mph tops, but 30 -35 is cruising speed.

 

[Tu13erhead]

Originally posted by: BAMAVOO

Originally posted by: DVad3r
What kind of boat are you planning to get with what type of engine? Ahh no matter though, any motorboat guzzles gas like there is no tomorow. I guess that's why my dad has a sailboat 🙂

Not exactly. The 4 bangers do pretty well on gas. They will run about 43-45 mph tops, but 30 -35 is cruising speed.

My family has a 340hp 6.0L V8 in our Tige. LOL!

 

[Ronstang]

If you have to worry about gas consumption then you shouldn't have a boat. It really depends upon which type of boat you want and how you intend to use it, but all boats suck down the gas. My ski-boat has a 46 gallon tank and I can use half of it in a day at my lakehouse if I do a lot of watersports.

 

[Farbio]

heh, our family's previous boat was a 34ft cruiser....had a 175gal tank, would burn about 20-25 gal/hour w/ a clean bottom on the 2 454's which was considered quite good for big blocks

 

[bapace]

I'm looking into getting a jetboat (probably twin engine). For both watersports and just cruising around. I don't have to worry about gas consumption, it was just a question I was wondering about.

 

[DVad3r]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
If you have to worry about gas consumption then you shouldn't have a boat. It really depends upon which type of boat you want and how you intend to use it, but all boats suck down the gas. My ski-boat has a 46 gallon tank and I can use half of it in a day at my lakehouse if I do a lot of watersports.

My dads buddy has a motorboat with a 60 hp outboard, 1 day of watersports = 50-75 bucks on gas easy (canadian)

 

[Cable God]

I run a Ranger 520VX with a 250 Merc XS and at wide open throttle, 2 people, and a small load of tackle, I get about 74mph and 4 miles per gallon, but at cruising speed (50mph) I get about 10mpg. Yes, big outboards drink a LOT of gas. 54 gallons of fuel lasts me about a month during the summer. I go a few times a week.

 

[Viper0329]

I've got a 100hp Merc outboard with a 25 gallon tank. I can empty a tank in about 6 hours of wakeboarding behind it.

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: Ronstang
If you have to worry about gas consumption then you shouldn't have a boat. It really depends upon which type of boat you want and how you intend to use it, but all boats suck down the gas. My ski-boat has a 46 gallon tank and I can use half of it in a day at my lakehouse if I do a lot of watersports.

The occasional $50 bux a day is cheap when compare to the moorage cost. The true cost on a boat is moorage & insurance fees that can run upward to 10K per year for a 30 footer pending which club/dock you are using. And, maintain cost is relatively high for boat because of the wet/salty condition. It would cost less to have a trailer and drop your boat into the water because the launch fee is low when comparing to moorage.

Owning a boat is like owning a swimming pool because you will be flushing your money down the drain.

 

[BAMAVOO]

My daddy can beat up all your daddy's, so there. 😀

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Originally posted by: Ronstang
If you have to worry about gas consumption then you shouldn't have a boat. It really depends upon which type of boat you want and how you intend to use it, but all boats suck down the gas. My ski-boat has a 46 gallon tank and I can use half of it in a day at my lakehouse if I do a lot of watersports.

The occasional $50 bux a day is cheap when compare to the moorage cost. The true cost on a boat is moorage & insurance fees that can run upward to 10K per year for a 30 footer pending which club/dock you are using. And, maintain cost is relatively high for boat because of the wet/salty condition. It would cost less to have a trailer and drop your boat into the water because the launch fee is low when comparing to moorage.

Owning a boat is like owning a swimming pool because you will be flushing your money down the drain.

You have a point, but my boat costs me NOTHING except gas and maintenance since I have a lakehouse with 300ft of lakefront and a huge boathouse to store 2 boats. I wouldn't even consider owning a boat if I didn't already have the lakehouse. I don't even consider the costs of the lakehouse in regards to the boat either as I only use the boat when company is there for the most part.

Now my son in law has a 51 foot SeaRay and he spends about $500 a month in moorage and at least that much in insurance (I have none anymore as my boat is paid off) plus with a 600 gallon tank it takes him ~$750 to fill that sucker up....he can keep that thing.

 

[OffTopic1]

Originally posted by: Ronstang

Originally posted by: OffTopic

Originally posted by: Ronstang
If you have to worry about gas consumption then you shouldn't have a boat. It really depends upon which type of boat you want and how you intend to use it, but all boats suck down the gas. My ski-boat has a 46 gallon tank and I can use half of it in a day at my lakehouse if I do a lot of watersports.

The occasional $50 bux a day is cheap when compare to the moorage cost. The true cost on a boat is moorage & insurance fees that can run upward to 10K per year for a 30 footer pending which club/dock you are using. And, maintain cost is relatively high for boat because of the wet/salty condition. It would cost less to have a trailer and drop your boat into the water because the launch fee is low when comparing to moorage.

Owning a boat is like owning a swimming pool because you will be flushing your money down the drain.

You have a point, but my boat costs me NOTHING except gas and maintenance since I have a lakehouse with 300ft of lakefront and a huge boathouse to store 2 boats. I wouldn't even consider owning a boat if I didn't already have the lakehouse. I don't even consider the costs of the lakehouse in regards to the boat either as I only use the boat when company is there for the most part.

Now my son in law has a 51 foot SeaRay and he spends about $500 a month in moorage and at least that much in insurance (I have none anymore as my boat is paid off) plus with a 600 gallon tank it takes him ~$750 to fill that sucker up....he can keep that thing.

Nice to see there are avid boaters here.

My family had a sail boat till my dad passed away.

PS. I would love to see & have a ride on your boat and the 51' SeaRay.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: bapace
Is there an online resource to find out expected gas consumption for boats? I'm planning on buying a boat soon and this is something that I haven't found a lot of information about.

Thanks,

-bapace

Buying a boat? And you car about fuel economy? You should know that if you care about fuel economy, you can not afford a boat.

 

[bapace]

It was a question. I can assure you I can afford the damn boat. I was curious since I've only owned JetSkis. Simple question that is all. I can afford an SUV, but I'm still going to ask about the gas mileage before I buy.

 

[Rubycon]

BOAT = Break Out Another Thousand. (dollars)