Gas mileage

[bonbob912]

Took delivery of my 22 FT Bennington December 26, 2012. I stared wondering how much gas it burnt an hour.

Running at 4500 RPM with my 70 HP 2 cycle Yamaha I burned about 2 GPH while traveling 17 MPH.

WOW.

 

[SEMPERFI8387]

Here's a link to a 60hp Bennington 22' to get a rough idea.

http://yamahaoutboards.com/sites/default/files/bulletins/bulletin_4stroke_highthrust_dt_sab79a.tmp.pdf