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Originally Posted by jdscott3
I'm late on this one, but my two cents. My 1982 GB Classic 42 has been repowered with a naturally aspirated single John Deere 6086. She hums along at 7.5 knots burning 1.5 gph fuel, at 8 - 8.5 knots I'll burn about 2 gph. I love my powerhouse, I found I had enough torgue to get me out of some crazy currents in tight spots heading up the inside passage last summer. She is not underpowered thats for sure.
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You have one of the best motors made for a boat, we saw very similar #s over the 9 years we had the same motor in Volunteer. I tracked the fuel consumption with a 100G day tank that was very accurately marked. We ran 8kts in no current and burnt 2.2-2.3 gph including about 4 hrs a day of 4kw gen time on non travel days. Either that motor or the famed Gardiner would be my go to engine in a trawler.
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