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Old 01-10-2018, 07:54 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by FF View Post
Ted, did you ever measure the fuel burn with the stock engine at 7K/
3.5 to 4.0 GPH or <2 MPG at 7 knots. I think Ski's boat does a lot better with the same engine at that speed because he displaces a lot less. Before I changed the prop, I was getting 2 GPH with the John Deere. It seems to me that the Cummins was real inefficient at 1,200 RPM.

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