Capthead
Guru
- Joined
- Mar 17, 2013
- Messages
- 956
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Heads Up
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 42 Classic
Sunchaser, I agree. I loved my gas boat. 24 kph @ 5000 RPM and cruising at 18 kts @ 3000 while getting 2 MPG on a 11,000 pound 30' cabin cruiser. It was a single 360 Chyrsler I repowered from a 318 and it got better fuel mileage with the 360.
I had a fuel computer onboard that measured fuel flow to 99.9% accuracy, speed, temp and depth and had total fuel burn, etc. When E10 happened, the plastic flow meter that was inline melted shut. I had to call the factory and they finally formulated new parts that could withstand ethanol. The part was an aircraft part and they didn't have ethanol in gas at that time.
I was lucky i caught it because when I removed that part, it was soft already.
I had a fuel computer onboard that measured fuel flow to 99.9% accuracy, speed, temp and depth and had total fuel burn, etc. When E10 happened, the plastic flow meter that was inline melted shut. I had to call the factory and they finally formulated new parts that could withstand ethanol. The part was an aircraft part and they didn't have ethanol in gas at that time.
I was lucky i caught it because when I removed that part, it was soft already.