Gallons per Hour

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Jun 8, 2004
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Any estimates on gallons per hour for a westerbeke 30hp pushing a 33 foot (11,000lbs) at about 6 knots?
 
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Fuel consumption

My Westerbeke 30B3 (27 hp) burns a bit less than 1 gallon per hour at 3000 rpm. I have a Beneteau 361.
 
Mar 3, 2004
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Beneteau 361 Marblehead
Variable consumption

How can fuel consumption vary so much in 27 hp diesel/boats? From the archives, I found values ranging from 1/3 gal/hour to 1 gal/hour. There must be something wrong here. I used to keep close look at my 361 consumption and it was always a little more than 1/2 gal/hour (something like 0.6). Of course, if I tried to motor at speeds>6 knots fuel consumption increased and mileage greatly suffered. Just something to think about on these days of high profits for Oil companies and friends.
 
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