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Post by nac on May 18, 2013 17:47:39 GMT
A friend of mine is taking his so36i to lagos in the algarve in june and is wondering how much spare fuel to take in other words how many miles per litre.even though i have a 36i i never worked this out.if anyone has done their calculations maybe you would be kind enough to help him out.
thanks.
nac.
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Post by MalcolmP on May 18, 2013 18:06:59 GMT
Consumption tends to be per hour as the effect of tides, waves, wind direction and strength etc will have a really large effect of course on distance run
but presuming calm seas and no current/ tide I guess it is around:
2.5l per hour = 1 imp gal per 2 hours, so making 6knts though teh water will be 12 nmpg or there abouts?
But I stand to be corrected
Malcolm
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Post by nac on May 18, 2013 19:15:41 GMT
thank you i will pass it on
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Post by ForGrinsToo on May 22, 2013 12:23:59 GMT
Following on Malcolm's post, the Yanmar manual says 2.5 L/hr at 2500 rpm. On our 36i, that's about 5 kts, no wind, no current.
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Post by SO 36i - Penelope on May 22, 2013 18:21:57 GMT
The 2,5l at 2500rpm sounds about correct given our actual mpg. I think the speed is dependent of which propellor you use. At 2500rpm our 36i reaches 5,9 knots (no wind and current). The boat has a 3 blade Variprofile feathering propellor.
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Post by nac on May 23, 2013 17:03:59 GMT
thanks for your replies.this should give him a good idea of the amount of spare diesel to take.
thanks again.
nac
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