36 TriCabin Fuel ?

JC3 · Post by **JC3** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 2:23 pm

Alright Guys, What type of fuel economy does the 36TriCabin get at cruise. Iam used to running 2100rpm/19knts at about 20-21gph. Just Trying to get a ring aroung this boat. Thanks JC

ready123 · Post by **ready123** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:00 pm

That sounds about right... I believe 1 gal per mile is a good standard for those Trojans... certainly works for F32.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 3:10 pm

The F with gas will burn more fuel then the f32. the F36 gas will be apox .6-.8 mpg the feel burn at cruse will be close to your 45" diesel . now at hull speed( 8 knots or so) the F36 won't be too bad if your down sizing to save fuel you will need to go a lot smaller or go with diesels .

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 4:03 pm

JC3 - I can scan and send you a copy of the owners manual for my 36 Tri-cabin which gives you power settings, fuel consumption, and associated cruise speeds for all of the various engine packages available for the Tri-cabin. I found it to be very accurate when cruising. This may help you when you are looking at some with various engine packages.

Let me know.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:02 pm

k9th
What fuel burn do you get at cruse ? and at what speed ? My number are from 2 boats one like mine but with big blocks (.6) the other a tri cabin with 270hp small blocks and I not sure he knows for sure . they both cruse around 15-17 knots

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:23 pm

Paul -

On the 670 mile trip we took last summer, we cruised at 2900RPM to keep us out of the 4bbl's and I got 18 knots and 23 gph fuel consumption. I have twin Merc 255's that have about 1100 hours on them. I have 250 gallons on board so we could cruise for a long time and did - cruising for about 10 hours or 180 nautical miles when the weather would allow.

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:00 pm

thats not bad .