GAS GUZZLER

[WANT NOT A NEED]

first off Happy summer time to everyone .

second we have noticed our bennington 2012( gcw with sho vmax yamaha engine and sport lifting strakes) SUCKS gas. is this a standard or are there things we can do to improve gas mileage on this. If we fill this up we last maybe 4 hours pulling the kids around on the tube.

 

[BulldogsCadillac]

How big is your tank?

 

[kaydano]

And how big is the motor? Maybe all SHO Vmax Yamamotors are the same HP, but I have no clue what that would be.

I can tell you our 115 burns 5.9 gallons per hour tubing. It should be no surprise to anyone here that I actually know that to the tenth of a gallon. I'm guessing half of you know it for your setup too. That drains my 24 gallon tank dry in just 3 hours using Canadian math. Someone told me it was pick on Derrick day again.

Looking at a number of Merc test reports, I'm thinking the new 150 will burn the same amount of gas, but not breath as hard.

 

[Rockie69]

I have a 250 SHO and she is a thirsty thing. But when I'm alone I tend to go fast just because I can. I have not done the math, but I do know driving for a couple hours doing a little tubing I can burn a 1/2 tank, but I figured this going into it (55 gal tank) 2375 GCW.

 

[BulldogsCadillac]

How's that prop working for you? I'm going to get the saltwater series II for now and see how it goes

 

[Rockie69]

Working good. I have all the gear necessary for 17 people, fenders, ropes, anchors, 2 tubes, a giant flotation for 6 people, and I still get 48 by myself, 45 with 4 on board and with 7 on board pulling a tube I hit 40 (the tuber had to cover his face from the spray). I have yet to get glass conditions, always in choppy water. When I hit 48 I start porposing, and I have not had enough time to see if it will power through it or if I'm at the limit. I LAUNCHED across a giant wake from a cabin cruiser, the daughter flew in the air, landed in her seat and yelled, DADDY, DO THAT AGAIN!!!! The wife... Not so much.

 

[BigKahuna]

As long as we're not skiing and constantly slamming the throttle down......gas mileage is not bad. We'll cruise around at a decent 30/35 MPH if we have somewhere to go but we very rarely go WOT. There's really no need to.......