Fuel consumption 2x Mercury Varado 350

[circoloco]

hey guys! does anybody have experience how much fuel 2x Mercury Varado 350 on a 10m RIB of approx. 3,5 tons consume per hour under normal sea conditions?

Thanks in advance for your reply!

[uncle al]

Try the brunswick site in America, if its still as it was they had a lot of info on there that I couldnt get from belgium, when I was working.

[whiskylee]

http://www.boat-fuel-economy.com/mer...umption-liters

[Xk59D]

Tried asking on the hull truth forum?, bound to get good info over there for this type of thing.

[Chris]

"Normal sea conditions" is a subjective thing however I would guess between 30&50 litres per hour, per engine, at 30knot cruise.

[breezeblock]

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[Lee argyle]

Originally Posted by circoloco

hey guys! does anybody have experience how much fuel 2x Mercury Varado 350 on a 10m RIB of approx. 3,5 tons consume per hour under normal sea conditions?

Thanks in advance for your reply!

I normally cruise around 30-35knots which is roughly 4-4.5k revs - so 80/90 litres an hour in total. That's a very comfortable speed and for a 10m a very easy speed to maintain even if the conditions are poor, in fact that's the larger ribs party piece, even in nasty seas you can cover some ground.
You'll also find yourself pushing the throttles every now and again, yes the economy will suffer but with those verado's supercharges whining behind you and 60+ knots on the gps your grin will also grow ( it's addictive ) ................and you do tend to get to places quickly lol

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vD6n1LUwjd8