Ataraxia
Member
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2012
- Messages
- 13
- Location
- South Africa
- Vessel Name
- Ataraxia
- Vessel Make
- Passagemakerlite by Tad Roberts
Peter, full displacement hulls are extremely efficient when moving through the water at something less than hull speed. Delfin weighs 65 tons, draws almost 8 ft and at a little over 7 knots burns a little over 3 gph. You can get fuel efficiency with a very light boat as well, but heavy displacement does not necessarily mean fuel inefficiency.
Of course everything is relative: what you consider fuel efficient at 3gph is a big drinker compared to Idlewild at 1.3 gph which is what I consider as fuel efficient but you are right it is not necessarly the weight but rather the hull shape which makes a boat more or less fuel efficient.
Saying so I love the real sturdy look of Delfin, she is very nice.