Quote Originally Posted by mmandley View Post
Depending on how many Gallons you are putting in the tank at the end of your day,

4 hours of boarding, and does this include the trip to the boarding and return?

Thats apx 5 gallons an hour at 20 gallons for 1/2 tank and thats pretty normal on these boats.
Top off the tank before I launch every time. So, yes burning approx 20 gallons.

In this particular case, i guess normal is good.

I've owned many different boats...from a 15 ft Boston Whaler with a 60hp 4 stroke Mercury outboard and a 12 gallon tank to a 30 foot Scarab with very strong 454 and 120 gallons. In the little Whaler I could go pretty much the whole weekend on those 12 gallons. With the Scarab, I gotta admit, I could not care any less than I did about fuel consumption. I was young and all about blazing across the water...and with 120 gallons on board, I didn't really need to worry about running out before I could make it back to the dock.

I hope the day never comes when I'm more worried about the fuel bill than I am about the enjoyment of the boat.