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• Actual MPG for the past 120 miles???
  • Only...we uh, older types can't remember what boat you have...
    • Sabre 386, 2005. 40 hp Yanmar 3jh4e with an SD-50 saildrive. Gori folding 3 blade prop...
  • We beat you on dog food. 28 pounds of dogs.
  • Not at all bad...
    • Not sure what your point is Todd
      • Just poking you with a stick
  • Re: Actual MPG for the past 120 miles???
    • That is very comparable to my Allied 36
    • Engine spinning faster and consuming less fuel is counterintuitive, isn't it?
      • Power required to move the boat is determined largely by speed, displacement and waterline length...
        • Spinning more quickly without load, yes...