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Old 09-22-2011, 05:47 AM   #48
Tidahapah
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RE: Fuel Capacity

My fuel capacity is 750 gal (3000 lts) With the Fiat I burned 17 lts/hr at 8 knts range 1200 N Miles with 10% reserve.
With this on long trips out to the reef for a couple of weeks I loaded a 500 lt bladder on the back deck.
Now with the Gardner fitted my fuel burn is about 12 lts/hr at 8 knots, range is now approx 1800 N Miles with 10 % reserve.
So it looks like I have a bladder going on the market pretty soon.

As I have always said you can make water but it's dam hard to make diesel when you are out at sea.
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