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As you say, going from 3.5 to 5 would be almost 50% more efficient 
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I suspect that the best would a fraction of that (if that much).
I'm not sure the power curve would be the same -- i.e., it might be non-linear with the percentage of throttle/load.
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- Small dinghy engine choices?
- I would take a good look at the Lehr
- What would you haul for fuel tank, Larry?
- Don't know ranges
- I was told 20# propane ~ 5 gallons of gas for range
- 20 pounds of propane has about the same energy content as 3.5 gallons of gasoline
- Lehr claims propane is more efficient to burn than gas
- As you say, going from 3.5 to 5 would be almost 50% more efficient
- As you say, going from 3.5 to 5 would be almost 50% more efficient
- Lehr claims propane is more efficient to burn than gas
- 20 pounds of propane has about the same energy content as 3.5 gallons of gasoline
- We have a 25-year old, 4 HP, 2 cylcle Mercury (really a Yamaha) - w/ an integral tank
