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Old 01-27-2015, 09:20 AM   #163
Baker
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City: League City, Tx
Vessel Name: Floatsome & Jetsome
Vessel Model: Meridian 411
Join Date: Oct 2007
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Marin, I cruise at close to 20 knots now. I'm not retired and my time is precious and I can afford the fuel. And it is kinda nice to have the Cummins synced up and humming at 2400rpms....they sound pretty damn good!

As far as go fast boats go.....for the longest time(and it still may be on the market), during my broad searches of diesel powered boats on YW, a 40 foot Fountain always showed up. It was powered by twin Yanmar 440hp and boasted a fuel burn of 20GPH at 55knots!!!!!! How is that for efficiency??? Anyway, I was always intrigued by that boat..... always thought it was kind of novel.
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