henryj2
Veteran Member
We have a 1978 Gulf Star 44' with twin original Perkins 254's with approx. 1,500 hours on each. With main and aux. fuel tank we can carry over 700 gals. of diesel fuel. We measure fuel usage by dip stick. On a return from Ensenada to San Diego at an average of about 9 knots it appears we used about 3 gallons per hour running both engines. Is this possible? When I tell people this they look at me like I'm nuts, which I may be but that is the reading I get and it's been about the same on other, shorter, voyages.