SteveandZoila
Senior Member
Fuel usage 135hp natural Perkins or Lehman vs.200hp engines possibly turbo.
Newbie, I am going to retire and buy in the next 6 months, want to explore. I am going to Fl. at X-mas to look around. Looking for ~40' sun deck Trawler ~ 20,000# in the 1980's price range. I have read enough that if you cruise at hull speed , about 7kts, you can get best mileage, but twin 200 hp or larger are not are really not efficient at that speed. I am open to all ideals. Also can you remove Turbos and make the engine a lower HP? .Open to any advice.
Newbie, I am going to retire and buy in the next 6 months, want to explore. I am going to Fl. at X-mas to look around. Looking for ~40' sun deck Trawler ~ 20,000# in the 1980's price range. I have read enough that if you cruise at hull speed , about 7kts, you can get best mileage, but twin 200 hp or larger are not are really not efficient at that speed. I am open to all ideals. Also can you remove Turbos and make the engine a lower HP? .Open to any advice.