Zoar
Senior Member
I recently picked up my 1986 Albin 40 Trawler. It has twin Lehman 135's.
I was wondering if the sage members here with experience with these engines or with similar boat experience might weigh in about fuel consumption.
We did about 250 miles and consummed about 250 gallons.
Consumption rate was just shy of 10 gallons per hour. We ran against the tide a lot of the time, averaged about 8.6 KNOTS speed so I expected higher fuel consumption but this was beyond what I estimated.
I wonder what consumption might drop down to if we averaged 7 knots.
Any other input would be appreciated.
I was wondering if the sage members here with experience with these engines or with similar boat experience might weigh in about fuel consumption.
We did about 250 miles and consummed about 250 gallons.
Consumption rate was just shy of 10 gallons per hour. We ran against the tide a lot of the time, averaged about 8.6 KNOTS speed so I expected higher fuel consumption but this was beyond what I estimated.
I wonder what consumption might drop down to if we averaged 7 knots.
Any other input would be appreciated.